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broaden

[brawd-n] / ˈbrɔd n /


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Pupils travel in from scattered villages and the area offers a relatively limited range of employers able to broaden their horizons or spark ambitions beyond the classroom.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Still, the key debate among investors is going from Palantir’s growth potential to whether its success can broaden beyond its U.S. business, Lee said in a note.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

The researchers plan to broaden their investigation by studying how PBH-triggered explosions might affect the overall population of conventional supernovae and the combined rates of these brief but powerful cosmic events.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

They also brought back a chicken-salad promotion to broaden its customer base.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

I saw the drive broaden to the sweep I had expected, and with the blood-red wall still flanking us on either side; we turned the last corner, and so came to Manderley.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

"For JioStar, tennis broadens the engagement calendar, attracts affluent urban audiences and diversifies advertiser categories beyond cricket," says Bhalla.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The new framework broadens accountability to nonprofit institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Chatrie broadens the constitutional problem considerably because geofence warrants are built around collective searching.

From Slate May 20, 2026

“Investors have increasingly asked whether that demand broadens out to enterprise. This deal serves as an early data point that AI enterprise demand does exist and can support infrastructure buildouts,” the analyst wrote.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

She might never have thought this had she not spent time among the clouds herself, which is a perfect example of how travel broadens the mind.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

He said the oil price shock from the war with Iran has not broadened out to cause more generalized inflation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

"The hawkish core of the Fed has not only hardened but it's broadened," said Swonk, who expects two rate hikes later this year.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

The movement has broadened into one of the most visible expressions of public dissent against Modi in recent years.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

The results broadened the concern beyond isolated thickening of the mitral valve, although animal findings cannot determine what happens in people taking standard doses of antidepressants.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The smile on the other’s face broadened, “Now, what’s the use of that? You’re getting nowhere. I’m holding the trumps. I know you’ve resigned. Herbie told me, and he got it straight from you.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

“Strong order rates and a growing backlog reflect broadening momentum across all three of our primary segments.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Tim Wilkins, the managing director of Intertanko, a trade body representing tanker owners, said the industry was "facing a broadening, deteriorating, and increasingly complex security situation".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

“Despite recent market turbulence, companies reaffirmed that AI investment cycle is broadening across the entire hardware ecosystem,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

There are a few benefits for those tech giants, some experts say, including broadening the availability of compute, which is a high-demand, necessary resource for AI companies.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

“Stamp out any thought among your men that they are getting shells from the enemy. Far from it. My work is absolutely first, then comes the broadening of the rowing game.”

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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