widen
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The Overton window for acceptable AI use in Hollywood continues to widen as Hollywood actors, television hosts, and influencers embrace cloning with protections and compensation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Endothelial function describes how well blood vessels relax and widen, and better function is associated with a lower risk of heart attacks.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Civic agencies are often reluctant to widen footpaths because they view carriageway space as sacrosanct.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Higher crude costs threaten to widen India’s import bill and push up inflation, and have punished the rupee, which has weakened more than 6% against the dollar this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Hannah’s, Dalton’s, and Awesiinh’s jaws drop; their eyes widen.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
That makes it economical to do a lot more things in space and widens SpaceX’s already-large competitive moat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
It’s only made me realize that one of the great joys of owning a pet is that you develop your own way of communicating, in a way that widens your vocabulary.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
Filing jointly with your wife widens your tax brackets, and standard deductions help limit your taxable income.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
She pitches her voice higher, widens her eyes, and lets the imitation convey her meaning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
The hills begin to plane out into a high plateau, and the road widens.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
More recently, a collapsed property bubble has shriveled investment and further widened the current account surplus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
As testing widened, frozen lasagna and spaghetti bolognese sold across Europe were found in some cases to contain “beef” that was almost entirely horse.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
The additional ballots widened the slim lead Wahab held on election night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
With William in the UK and Harry self-exiled in California, the gulf between the two has only widened.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Clare’s eye widened as he was struck with a realization.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
"To make the rescue operation easier and faster, the teams are simultaneously using heavy equipment, carrying out blasting, and widening the opening."
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Demand has held up better than anticipated under the lighter promotional calendar, widening profit margins, according to Reagan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Chandrasekaran resigned amid a deadlock over his reappointment and a widening rift with Tata Trusts - the charity arm which owns controlling shares of the unlisted commercial holding company.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
A combination of sales growth and widening profit margins is a good sign for any company.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
I felt a little too old to feel this emotional, so broken up, I had no words to describe the fissure I felt widening inside me—but I also felt like, why?
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
