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But there is a wide berth of procedures between emergency and truly elective, leaving people in need of things like ACL tear repairs or minimally invasive heart procedures, where delaying could pose health risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Harry Maguire's goal against Ipswich last weekend was allowed despite a handball because his shot was going wide before it was deflected, meaning it was an own goal.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Federal ethics filings provide asset values in wide ranges; the full value of his assets is likely much higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
She needed to know what all manner of women thought about a wide variety of topics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Through rents in the mist, I saw that the opening was about five feet wide.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
A wider review of the police funding formula will also take place to ensure it is "fair and responsive to local needs", a statement added.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
For decades, the wider area of Williamsburg has held a major cultural fascination for the type of millennial transplant who makes their way out to the East Coast.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
To keep those angles correct on a flat map, Mercator had to stretch the grid lines wider as they moved away from the equator toward the poles.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Studying bonnetheads across a wider geographic range could also reveal population differences that might otherwise remain hidden.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
With a wider brush she splashed blue across the pond, making it sparkle like the one on the back of Father’s rickshaw.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
A measure of the stress: France has to pay about 0.85 percentage point in additional interest than Germany to issue a 10-year bond, near its widest point in years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Protecting houses of worship was work I helped begin under New York Mayor Eric Adams, and I understand the nuances of crafting legislation that can win the widest support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
This marks the planet's widest visible separation from the Sun during its current appearance in the evening sky.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
At the first hat shop I went in and bought the widest hat in stock and put it on.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
