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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a wider span" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a broader range or extent of something, such as time, space, or options.
Example: "The new policy allows for a wider span of eligibility criteria, making it accessible to more applicants."
Alternatives: "a broader range" or "an extended scope".
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After 1900, a wider span of businesses moved in.
The week's high and low points covered a wider span than last week's.
As well as having opportunities for people from a wider span of employment backgrounds, she points out that you have a greater representation of society.
The flattening of the corporation, for example, that was such a feature of corporate restructuring in the 1990s, left those in charge with a wider span of control.
Future VEP studies in urban woodlands should preferably include participants with a wider span in age and background than in the present study.
Other, later gangster films may offer more sociology, a wider span of reportorial detail, or just bigger and louder clamor; none packs so much so deeply, and so inventively, into so taut, brief, or brisk a span.
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They cover a wide span.
These methods range a wide span.
"Physical theatre" is a term that is hard to define, because it covers a wide span.
Gert was an exceptional person whose life embraced a wide span of activities and political causes.
It covered a wide span of possible futures, and each scenario was internally consistent.
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