widen
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The Overton window for acceptable AI use in Hollywood continues to widen as Hollywood actors, television hosts, and influencers embrace cloning with protections and compensation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The report delivers a stark warning, too: "AI could widen gaps between countries, increase inequality within them, concentrate market power, weaken trust in public institutions, and create new risks for safety, rights, and social cohesion."
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Davies added they would be looking to widen footpaths and create fire breaks going forward, but asked any future visitors to stay off the burnt area.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
According to the model, they can widen by about 3 to 10 centimeters each year.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
She saw his eyes widen as he picked up her signal.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
That makes it economical to do a lot more things in space and widens SpaceX’s already-large competitive moat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
But when that risk spikes, the spread quickly widens — as it did in 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and again in 2022-23.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Nigeria's Dangote mega-refinery Thursday said it has secured $2.5 billion in investment from private investors to fund its expansion plans, as it widens its refining business to east Africa.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
It’s only made me realize that one of the great joys of owning a pet is that you develop your own way of communicating, in a way that widens your vocabulary.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
His mouth widens in a huge grin, bioloaf coating his front teeth.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
The U.S. trade balance widened substantially in July to -$88.6 billion, due to both a decline in exports and a rise in imports, observes Veronica Clark at Citigroup.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
The tail, or the difference between the average and lowest accepted prices, widened to 0.28 from 0.21, while the bid-to-cover ratio fell to 3.79 from 3.86.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The US trade deficit in July widened to its largest since March 2025, government data showed Thursday, as imports climbed on the back of the booming AI tech build-out.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Hospitality and tourist businesses in Cornwall are calling for a temporary VAT reduction scheme to be widened and extended.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Dr. Masuku had widened her knowledge of insects.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
"To make the rescue operation easier and faster, the teams are simultaneously using heavy equipment, carrying out blasting, and widening the opening."
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
It is a planning argument: If the range of possible lifespans is widening, the plan you rely on should account for it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Chandrasekaran resigned amid a deadlock over his reappointment and a widening rift with Tata Trusts - the charity arm which owns controlling shares of the unlisted commercial holding company.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The surge is helping fill a widening global supply gap, but it is leaving the domestic market with a thinner cushion, with inventories at their lowest level for this time of year in three decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Viju leaped to his feet, eyes widening in alarm.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
