widened
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A sign of that, he said, is that the spread between five-year bonds widened more than 10-year spreads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
High Yield Option-Adjusted Spread widened 48 basis points, or 0.48 percentage points, from Aug. 28 to Sept. 30.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Dodgers widened their lead in the division to 9 1/2 games — before the conclusion of the Padres’ game against the Rockies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Searches had widened to include East Bergholt and Manningtree, over the Essex border, on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Then the road widened again and the oxen ramped up their speed, seemingly unconcerned about the damage to their carts.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
