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Given the narrowness of Meta’s business and its spotty track record broadening it, there is valid worry about its spending on the AI model development race, especially since it remains behind rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

And even within the strait, there are particular challenges that convoys could struggle with -- for one, the narrowness of the channel drastically reduces the time a warship might have to stop an attack.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

During my revision, the criticism from most agents about the narrowness of the questions felt valid.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

"Since I became interested in the discussion of monetary questions, I have often had occasion to note and comment upon the narrowness of some of the terms used," Bryan later wrote.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2024

Such was the narrowness imposed in the house that Aureliano Segundo felt more comfortable at Petra Cotes's.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez