wider

Example Sentences

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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

Iran’s missile attack on Israel appeared calibrated to avoid a wider escalation in the conflict, said Raz Zimmt, director of the Iran research program at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Yet in the wider world, the war was drawing closer to American shores—and it would push both Elizebeth and William to their limits.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield