widen

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The cells produced much less nitric oxide, which helps blood vessels relax and widen, and more endothelin-1, which causes vessels to tighten.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

This divergence could further widen economic, financial and policy gaps across regions.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

This is because depositors are migrating savings into higher-yielding term deposits as rate differentials widen, and digital banking has shown increased effectiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The gap did widen though to Manchester United and Aston Villa, who drew and won respectively, leaving the Blues six points off fourth spot and with less margin for error.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Hugo's eyes widen with pleasure, but Gerhard doesn't say a word.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti