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    widening

    US /'waɪdnɪŋ/

    ・

    UK /'waɪdnɪŋ/

    A2
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To make something broader; increase
    She is widening the search for her dog to the whole city

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    South Korea Built a Mediocre New Capital in the Middle of Nowhere

    06:52South Korea Built a Mediocre New Capital in the Middle of Nowhere
    • The Seoul Capital Area—comprising the city itself, plus Incheon and the Gyeonggi Province—has just under half of the whole country's population on under 12% of its land, and the income gap between there and everywhere else is widening.

      The Seoul Capital Area—comprising the city itself, plus Incheon and the Gyeonggi Province—has just under half of the whole country's population on under 12% of its land, and the income gap between there and everywhere else is widening.

    • between there and everywhere else is widening.

      between there and everywhere else is widening.

    B1

    Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3

    12:06Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3
    • And written language played an important role in widening the gap between classes, too.

      And written language played an important role in widening the gap between classes, too.

    • And written language played an important role in widening the gap between classes.

      And written language played an important role in widening the gap between classes.

    B2

    The rise of realistic fake designer bags

    05:25The rise of realistic fake designer bags
    • I think people realize that as there's widening wealth disparity across the globe too, it's sort of difficult to be putting your money into something that you feel like you're not totally getting the value of.

      I think people realize that as there's widening wealth disparity across the globe too, it's sort of difficult to be putting your money into something that you feel like you're not totally getting the value of.

    • I think people realize that as there's widening wealth disparity across the globe, too, it's sort of difficult to be putting your money into something that you feel like you're not totally getting the value of.

      I think people realize that as there's widening wealth disparity across the globe, too, it's sort of difficult to be putting your money into something that you feel like you're not totally getting the value of.

    B1

    What challenges can the world expect in 2022? | DW News

    08:35What challenges can the world expect in 2022? | DW News
    • The first one being the Beijing Winter Olympics, which will be held in February, and observers basically perceived this event as an accelerator of the already widening gap between the West and China.

      The first one being the Beijing Winter Olympics, which will be held in February, and observers basically perceived this event as an accelerator of the already widening gap between the West and China.

    • And observers basically perceive this event as an accelerator of the already widening gap between the West and China.

      And observers basically perceive this event as an accelerator of the already widening gap between the West and China.

    B1

    Why Kids Never Go Outside Anymore

    15:14Why Kids Never Go Outside Anymore
    • It wasn't enough for Americans to just own a normal car anymore. Everyone started buying much larger, more dangerous cars which took up entire roads by themselves. Cities responded by widening lanes, making bigger parking spaces and generally giving cars even more room than they were already taking up. SUVs take more fuel as well because they're moving way more metal than necessary, so the US needed more gas stations and oil as well. When you think of an American mom taking their kids to soccer practice, you instinctively imagine them cruising along in an

      It wasn't enough for Americans to just own a normal car anymore. Everyone started buying much larger, more dangerous cars which took up entire roads by themselves. Cities responded by widening lanes, making bigger parking spaces and generally giving cars even more room than they were already taking up. SUVs take more fuel as well because they're moving way more metal than necessary, so the US needed more gas stations and oil as well. When you think of an American mom taking their kids to soccer practice, you instinctively imagine them cruising along in an

    • Cities responded by widening lanes, making bigger parking spaces,

      Cities responded by widening lanes, making bigger parking spaces,

    B1

    Conan Reunites With Jordan Schlansky | Team Coco

    08:47Conan Reunites With Jordan Schlansky | Team Coco
    • There's been a widening.

      There's been a widening.

    • There's been a widening.

      There's been a widening.

    B1

    The BEST Daily Core Routine (ONLY 8 MINUTES)

    06:54The BEST Daily Core Routine (ONLY 8 MINUTES)
    • If this position is too difficult to hold for 30 seconds, try widening your feet out for a greater base of support.

      If this position is too difficult to hold for 30 seconds, try widening your feet out for a greater base of support.

    • If this position is too difficult to hold for 30 seconds, try widening your feet out for a greater base of support.

      If this position is too difficult to hold for 30 seconds, try widening your feet out for a greater base of support.

    B1

    Why Russia's war machine is running out of steam | DW News

    12:22Why Russia's war machine is running out of steam | DW News
    • So at the moment we see that the discount, uh, on Russian oil is widening,

      So at the moment we see that the discount, uh, on Russian oil is widening,

    • So at the moment we see that the discount on Russian oil is widening and Russia is struggling to sell as much oil as it did previously.

      So at the moment we see that the discount on Russian oil is widening and Russia is struggling to sell as much oil as it did previously.

    B1

    Macron, 3 NATO Allies SLAP BACK At Trump's Elon Musk 'Revenge' | 'US Intimidation Won't...'

    07:07Macron, 3 NATO Allies SLAP BACK At Trump's Elon Musk 'Revenge' | 'US Intimidation Won't...'
    • A transatlantic rupture is widening, this time not over war or trade, but over speech, power, and

      A transatlantic rupture is widening, this time not over war or trade, but over speech, power, and

    • A transatlantic rupture is widening, this time not over war or trade, but over speech, power, and

      A transatlantic rupture is widening, this time not over war or trade, but over speech, power, and

    B1

    Turkey detains hundreds of Erdogan opponents as crackdown grows | DW News

    09:02Turkey detains hundreds of Erdogan opponents as crackdown grows | DW News
    • To Turkey now, where the main opposition CHP party is facing a widening crackdown.

      To Turkey now, where the main opposition CHP party is facing a widening crackdown.

    • To Turkey now, where the main opposition CHP party is facing a widening crackdown.

      To Turkey now, where the main opposition CHP party is facing a widening crackdown.

    B2