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[nar-oh] / ˈnær oʊ /






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The other services saw the drop narrow from 21% in the first quarter to a decline of 18% in the second quarter, according to the study.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

It said it was unacceptable that people were excluded from AI or are made to conform to narrow beauty standards.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Cobb worries about the possibility of a wildfire disaster akin to the Palisades and Eaton fires, given the narrow, winding roads in her neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The budget deficit is projected to narrow to 4.2% of economic output for the current fiscal year, down from 4.4% last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

There was only a narrow space from the door to the center of the room, where the cradle lay, and then a small clearing behind that for the window.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The worker-to-beneficiary ratio was 2.7 to 1 in 2023, according to Pew Research Center, far narrower than in 1965, when there were four times as many workers as there were beneficiaries.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Instacart occupies a narrower niche than its soon-to-be owner — it offers grocery delivery from supermarkets and some retailers but does not deliver prepared meals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

People who later developed Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis had significantly less antibody diversity than healthy participants, meaning their immune systems showed a narrower range of antibody responses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Eze shone from the left at Palace, but in his final two seasons in south London he operated from a narrower number 10 role.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

‘Where it’s narrower the Orcs and Men will just be packed closer. You’ll see, Mr. Frodo.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The spread between the two-year and 10-year yields reached its narrowest level since March 2025 on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The five-year USD/JPY cross-currency basis was recently about negative-30 basis points, the narrowest level since the series began in 2021.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Through his intervention, Graham helped to ensure he was confirmed – albeit by the narrowest of margins.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

It’s important to appreciate that the students pressed for the narrowest, most modest ruling possible.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

That wall was said to be forty feet thick at its narrowest, and near eighty on the seaward face, a double course of stones with an inner core of sand and rubble.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The launch of Geely Automobile’s new AI-powered charging technology materially narrows one of Geely’s product disadvantages, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Kathryn Bigelow’s film narrows the Iraq War down to the nerve-shredding work of an explosives-disposal unit, with Renner’s Staff Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The renter advantage also narrows significantly the longer a person waits to start investing — the sooner the better.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Plaque narrows blood vessels and makes them less flexible, increasing the strain on the cardiovascular system.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Miss McDaniels narrows her eyes at me like a cat.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

We narrowed down the list of 869 stocks in the Russell 1000 Value Index to 79 trading at a forward P/E of less than 8.63.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

He dropped his objections after the bill was narrowed to apply to only Mulroy.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Now, Gonska said, the focus has narrowed to Raman, the mayor’s lone opponent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The team's new approach substantially narrowed those uncertainties, reducing the range of possible outcomes in some projections by as much as 85%.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Her eyes narrowed and she got straight to the point.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

"When you factor in key physical processes and calibrate against historical observations, you gain a reliable pathway for narrowing uncertainty in projections," Poinelli said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Schools like Da Vinci are where mandated personal-finance education can have the biggest impact in narrowing socioeconomic and racial wealth gaps, experts say.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

However, eurozone businesses raised the prices they charge at a slower pace, suggesting that profit margins may be narrowing as demand remains cool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Some cells begin narrowing their possible futures early, while others remain flexible for a longer period before becoming committed to a specific role.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

“It feels like magic,” her grandmother had said very slowly, her eyes narrowing.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill


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