wider

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It accelerated the opening of the wider exhibition in order to bring it to Angelenos at a time when, the museum felt, people especially needed it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Spreads should be wider than normal to add another level of dealer protection as the market mob is anticipated to make decisions that are unmoored from rational analysis.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Professor Cris Halsall, Director of the Lancaster Environment Centre and co-author, noted that TFA is now known to come from a much wider range of sources than previously believed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

This is the type of milestone that would probably only be important to local Soundgarden fans in Seattle, but not necessarily matter to a wider public, much less make an appearance in this book.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The cell was deep and narrow, scarcely wider than the door.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom