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wide-open

[wahyd-oh-puhn] / ˈwaɪdˈoʊ pən /
ADJECTIVE
lacking strict enforcement of laws
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ADJECTIVE
opened to the full extent
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Chabria: This is definitely a wide-open race, with, I suspect, contenders not yet on any lists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

There is some hope for people who remember those old internet communities, as well as the nostalgic youngsters who never knew a more wide-open internet.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Thanks to wide-open spaces, low taxes and abundant energy, the Wyoming capital along Interstate 80 has become a data-center mecca.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

The idea is to use cumulative firepower and wide-open spacing to stretch any defense—even one led by the great wall of Wembanyama—until it snaps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

I had less success arguing that the States’ greatest virtue was its wide-open spaces where people never went.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

As usual, the house was unlocked, windows wide open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The biggest scandal in the modern history of professional sports broke wide open across the Atlantic this past week.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

If so, do so with your eyes wide open.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

“At night it’s like a wide open freeway.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

She was thundering toward him, on her side and mouth wide open, scooping up the krill.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook


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