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This house had a massive, wide-open, full basement beneath all the upstairs living space.—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 With one of the nation’s lowest population densities — and most residents living in cities — Idaho boasts plenty of wide-open spaces, an amazing array of geography from huge lakes and raging rivers to snowy peaks and bone-dry deserts.—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 And Paton’s now entrenched as the Broncos’ primary front-office decision-maker for years to come, as Denver attempts to leap into a wide-open Super Bowl window.—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 May 2026 The top candidates in California’s wide-open race for governor took the stage Wednesday night in a Los Angeles debate that began politely but quickly devolved into another raucous clash.—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for wide-open