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wide

[wahyd] / waɪd /


ADJECTIVE
off-course
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
on-course on-target


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"The conversation among experts has been much more nuanced, but essentially everyone agrees there are a wide variety of risks that are all important to consider and mitigate," Jain said.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

“Fjord” screens from Sunday, October 4 at the New York Film Festival, with a wide theatrical release October 9.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

Oaks support a wide range of organisms, anchoring entire ecosystems, and also serve the vital task of storing carbon on a warming planet.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

That is an astonishing reversal from Berkshire’s glory days during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s when it crushed the overall market by a wide margin.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

I just turned in a draft of my next book, so I’m wide open this afternoon.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

The Maryland Democrat was a key negotiator over a landmark bill meant to usher digital assets into wider use.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

The controversies have fed a wider sense of frustration among young Indians over education, jobs and the increasingly uncertain promise of a secure future.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

The new technologies may be able to help the wider agriculture industry, as well as citrus growers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Their medical benefits are already well documented, but it is less clear whether the drugs also produce social or economic gains that could add to the argument for wider coverage.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

He spoke first, his eyes going wider still as he seemed to come to the same conclusion.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The company also says the gap between the value of a flat and a house is the widest it has been for 30 years.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

It's a gap of 5.8 percentage points this year, down from 6.2 last year and 9.5 in 2017, when it was at its widest this century.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Its 22% discount was one of the widest of any U.S. closed-end fund that invested in public securities, according to the fund’s semiannual report.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

This marks the planet's widest visible separation from the Sun during its current appearance in the evening sky.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

He tried to gather both the widest and the most close-up view of every situation, even when it was bad, so that he could offer a truly informed response.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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