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narrowness

NOUN
a physical restriction
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STRONG


NOUN
a mental restriction
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Given the narrowness of El-Sayed's primary victory, he has considerable work ahead if he wants to unite the party before November's vote.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

As if to underscore the narrowness of the margin, the ship on which Ms. Wisse escaped Europe was torpedoed on its way back.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

And even within the strait, there are particular challenges that convoys could struggle with -- for one, the narrowness of the channel drastically reduces the time a warship might have to stop an attack.

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

"And nowhere is this narrowness more noticeable than in the attempt to ignore the most important businessmen of the country, the real creators of wealth."

From Salon Aug. 18, 2024

After a long silence, and after their talk had turned to trifles then on to the narrowness of life, Violet said to Alice Manfred, “Wouldn’t you? You wouldn’t fight for your man?”

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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