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When Hochman took office, he put McKinney in charge of specialized prosecutions, giving him oversight of a wide range of cases, including cop killings, juvenile crimes, gang homicides and child abuse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The currency has struggled against the greenback in recent years owing to the wide interest rate gap between the United States and Japan, as well as worries about the Asian giant's fiscal situation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
It continued operating reliably between -20°C and 80°C, an unusually wide temperature range for a miniature spectrometer.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
The country's electricity is generated from a wide range of sources, including renewables such as solar and wind, as well as more traditional gas-fired and nuclear power stations.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Hesterfowl bent down, peering into an especially wide whirlpool.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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The British Museum said that while residents were offered the chance to secure tickets before wider release, these were on a "first come, first served basis".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
He was previously the Journal’s Germany correspondent, covering German politics and society, and the influence of Europe’s largest economy on the wider world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Governments around the world are seeing the yields on their bonds jump to multi-decade highs as wider inflation climbs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Met Office reports no clear observed trend in windstorm strength or frequency across the UK, external and wider North Atlantic.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The small crack in the hull that still needs repair, that I made wider by smashing Nate’s axe into it, is rapidly gulping up the cold, dark water of the lake.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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“Wildwood” is both the widest release and “highest-profile title” Fathom has ever done, according to Jason Brenek, Fathom’s chief executive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
At its widest, French 10-year debt paid a yield 1.81 percentage points over equivalent bunds in November 2011, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The 10-year French OAT-German Bund yield spread widened above 110 bps lately, its widest since 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Give your eyes around 20 to 30 minutes to adjust to the darkness and look towards the widest unobstructed area of sky possible.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
As they moved out into the widest part of the Langer See, the winds grew even stronger.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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