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Planes once furnished with plush recliners and wide-open aisles are now packed with more passengers each year.—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 First-time nominee Jordan could ride this wave in a now wide-open Best Actor race, as Timothée Chalamet has been faltering.—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026 Playing on that wonky ankle this past Friday, Cam missed a wide-open three that would’ve buried the Thunder in OKC.—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026 Moments later, Nick Davidson stole the ball from Adrian Wooley, fed a perfect pass to a wide-open Porter who hit a 3-pointer for a double-digit lead.—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wide-open