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widen (one's) horizons

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widen (one's) horizons

To have or seek out new experiences, especially if one's experiences have been relatively limited. I'm really nervous to live at school, but I know I need to widen my horizons and get some experience living without my family. I can't believe that Molly has never left the state before! She seriously needs to widen her horizons!
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19 County Road 411/Highway 425 Widen 5.33 miles of Highway 82 from two
Up to 200,000 vehicles a day use the sections of the M25 that will be widened. The work is being phased to reduce the impact on road users and keep as many lanes open as possible.
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"He's never predicated his arguments on focusing on Iraq on September 11." Furthermore, after checking with the military affairs analyst in the office, Gerstein agrees that the Bush Administration should seek another Congressional authorization in order to widen the war to Iraq.
This 1.9-mile stretch of roadway was formerly State Highway 183 and was constructed in 1939 and widened in the 1950s.
In the final package, the existing four lanes are to be widened to eight, the Soan Bridge will be widened and a flyover will be constructed at the G.T.
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) authorities have taken up steps to widen lanes and by-lanes at Kalyanpur and Paikpara to ease movement of transports and pedestrians.
Talking to media, Assistant Commissioner Muhammad Khan Khatti said that there was need of widening the above main Hyderabad Mirpurkhas road from Gulberg Hotel to Ratanabad Railway Crossing both sides so that above road might be widened.
If the Government spends the now astronomical sums it costs to widen motorways (and the M6 is only one), which generate traffic to clog up our towns and cities, they will not have money to support regional transport schemes.
The Highways Agency says it can widen the M1 to four lanes in each direction over a 100-mile stretch, at a cost of pounds 2bn, without any extra traffic using the road.
Construction to widen the main runway at Melbourne Airport, Australia began on Tuesday (5 April).
When you get to the basket and haven't received a pass, open up to the ball as you widen out to the corner.
Work was due to start on a project to improve and widen a short section of Heathcote Lane, Leamington, close to the Rehabilitation Hospital.
Work to widen the eastbound carriageway to four lanes has been completed and contractors will spend the summer widening the motorway westbound before reconstructing the central reservation.
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