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had widened

  • past perfect
    of widen.
    widen
    verb (used with or without object)
    to make or become wide or wider; broaden; expand.

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At the time, Cipriani had widened his lawsuit to include Shell’s wife, Laura, and tech billionaire Larry Ellison, whose son David Ellison runs Paramount.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

The nuclear start-up said after the bell Tuesday that its net loss had widened from the previous year.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

But he said the gap between lower and higher-income spenders had widened.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 23, 2025

In international tests, Welsh fifteen-year-olds scored lower than pupils in all other UK nations in maths, science and reading with results showing the gap had widened.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024

His eyes had widened and he was glaring at Dumbledore, who made no response except to continue smiling pleasantly.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling