widened

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The gulf has widened since then: As of 2024, 46% of women age 25 to 54 held a bachelor’s degree versus 38% for men.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

In its last earnings report in March, BuzzFeed said that its 2025 revenue had fallen 2.4% from the year before, to $185.3 million, and that net losses had widened 69% to $57.7 million.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

In March, the trade deficit in the world's biggest economy widened 4.4 percent to $60.3 billion, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

And maybe that’s why, as I’ve started collecting advice questions from readers, the conversation has widened a bit — from how we cook to how we care for the place where we cook.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Table by table, the circle of belief widened from friends to acquaintances, from acquaintances to strangers, until it included many prominent Rochester businessmen, doctors, ministers, wives, and children … soon reaching the famous Frederick Douglass.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock