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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sharp widening of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden or significant increase in size, scope, or extent of something.
Example: "The report indicated a sharp widening of the income gap between the rich and the poor over the last decade."
Alternatives: "a significant increase in" or "a rapid expansion of".
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Indeed, fears have been expressed that the start of what financiers call "adverse debt dynamics" can already be discerned in a sharp widening of the spread (the difference in yields) between the ten-year German bund and its Italian equivalent.
But it would not be enough to prevent a sharp widening of the output gap (the difference between actual GDP and what the economy could produce at full capacity).
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The result has been a sharp widening in the differential between the wages of highly skilled and low-skilled labor in the United States and other advanced countries.
The marginal narrowing of the overall goods trade deficit in March is welcome, especially given the sharp widening of the oil deficit.
Moreover, the decreasing gaps represent a sharp reversal of a widening divergence observed in prior decades.
It's a quick, charming one-off from some talented people with a good eye and a sharp sense of humor, and in its modest way it widens the possibilities for communicating inside and outside a setting like SXSW.
There is a sharp intake of breath.
This is a sharp change of attitude.
A sharp intake of breath.
A sharp expulsion of breath.
A sharp test of political will indeed.
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