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There could be effective use of varying M-S on only certain stereo elements (eg room mics) in the mix which can remain very natural sounding.
There's also the difference between a good "spacious" mix, and pure "width" - the latter which doesn't tend to come without the expense of reduced "depth". I mentioned this in a previous similar thread, but as far as tweaking the overall finished mix goes...
If, on an otherwise good mix, there's some spectral balancing required in the upper mids/highs (where most spacial cues are naturally) then getting that sorted first via careful attention to EQ can make a mix appear wider, no extra width processing required - especially if stereo ambience also is raised via compression. The KISS principle applies again.
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