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an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
surprised by the width of his power and influence in the oil business
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Recent Examples of widths
The book covers pocket, knee, crotch and belt loop repair techniques, taking in and expanding the waist, hemming, adjusting leg widths, transforming jeans to shorts and skirts, splicing.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
The loafer comes in extended sizes and widths, too.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The design featured an almond toe and two clear straps of differing widths that stretched across the foot, both adorned with pastel jewels.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Decisions on sidewalk and street widths, directionality and signal timing need to be determined by what is best for pedestrians, not by traffic engineers who inevitably favor the flow of cars and trucks.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The lidar system measures tree locations, heights, crown widths, and stem lengths, producing detailed three-dimensional models.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
The new shape is lighter, more lively and available in more lengths and widths.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Now street names, lines, and widths across the city will all be available on one consolidated official digital map.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Available in two widths, these faux leather boots have the brand’s signature Soft System cushioned footbed for all-day comfort, plus treaded rubber outsoles for grip.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
The loafer comes in extended sizes and widths, too.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The design featured an almond toe and two clear straps of differing widths that stretched across the foot, both adorned with pastel jewels.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Decisions on sidewalk and street widths, directionality and signal timing need to be determined by what is best for pedestrians, not by traffic engineers who inevitably favor the flow of cars and trucks.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The lidar system measures tree locations, heights, crown widths, and stem lengths, producing detailed three-dimensional models.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
The new shape is lighter, more lively and available in more lengths and widths.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Now street names, lines, and widths across the city will all be available on one consolidated official digital map.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Available in two widths, these faux leather boots have the brand’s signature Soft System cushioned footbed for all-day comfort, plus treaded rubber outsoles for grip.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widths
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Common findings from sewer scopes include root intrusion at joints (especially common in clay pipes), belly or sag in the line where water pools, cracked or offset joints, and deteriorated Orangeburg sections.—
Allison Palmer
Updated February 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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First focal plane scopes with MRAD reticles rule the roost in PRS and other field match series.—
John B. Snow,
Outdoor Life,
15 Jan. 2026
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And the restaurant has hosted notables from the realms of politics, sports and culinary greatness.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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No people have been beyond low Earth orbit since December 1972, when the Apollo 17 crew returned from lunar realms.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Other agencies impacted to varying extents include the Coast Guard and Secret Service.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
13 Feb. 2026
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Additional states including Florida, Kansas, Indiana, Maryland, Utah, Illinois, and New York, have considered (to differing extents) the idea of updating their maps, Reuters reported.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Because assets are disclosed in broad ranges, Brooks says the filing overstates his family’s financial position.—
Julia Terruso,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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This approach is most often used in lower and mid-price ranges, where bidding pressure is strongest, and typically requires proof of a bona fide competing offer.—
Allison Palmer
Updated February 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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Just to give an idea of its dimensions, that is just about half the size of all of downtown Fort Lauderdale.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Supercomputers unlock new physics The breakthrough relied on large-scale hydrodynamical simulations that model how stellar material moves in three dimensions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Their clean collisions would allow more precise measurements of scattering amplitudes, making the FCC ultrasensitive to indirect signs of new physics.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
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Second, the large amplitudes of the gravitational waves needed to generate the events that Weber was claiming a detection of would provide more energy than could possibly cosmically exist in any-and-all forms of radiation combined; the Universe as a whole ruled his interpretation out.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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