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broaden

[brawd-n] / ˈbrɔd n /


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They are also calling for the California Legislature and the State Water Resources Control Board to broaden the reach of the requirements, which business groups oppose.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

As well as improving infrastructure, the group is calling for a Minister to shrink healthcare waiting lists and broaden the school curriculum.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The framework, which simplifies dual IPOs and secondary listings while expanding cross-border investment products, could broaden Bursa’s IPO pipeline by giving issuers access to both Malaysian and Hong Kong investors, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Together, they form a rich yet incomplete portrait of an existence cut short, which McElwee hopes to broaden by weaving in meaning from before and after Adrian’s life, all captured by McElwee’s omnipresent camera.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

I think he sensed my frustration at living in mutually exclusive worlds and thought a game of baseball would bring together my neighborhood friends and my wealthier Riverdale classmates and broaden the horizons of both.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

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

From Slate May 20, 2026

“Any program that effectively broadens access to affordable or attainable homeownership would be a significant tailwind for the industry and for Lennar specifically,” he said.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

The financing package broadens funding sources for the Rincon project, which is underpinned by an attractive long-term outlook driven by the energy transition, said Jerome Pecresse, chief executive of the company’s aluminum and lithium segment.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 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

In the following years, that surprise broadened into a question: “What are so many dogs doing in the visual arts from the Holocene 12,000 years ago to the present?”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 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

Near the end of his video, Loder broadened his criticism: “The veterans — the highest-paid guys — let this team down, let the franchise down, let the fans down.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Since then, the companies have broadened their collaboration, including initiatives aimed at making Meta's open-source AI models more accessible to Indian businesses and developers.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Comrade Pillai’s smile broadened as he turned all his attention like a searchlight on Rahel.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Currie said the company was "broadening and innovating our menu in line with changing tastes and trends".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

“The broadening of the market has led to value outperformance, but the broadening of the market has also been because earnings growth has broadened out as well.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

"We now see that incidence is also increasing in white populations too, showing that this public health challenge is broadening across the generations," she added.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

“I think the broadening is very healthy,” said David Royal, chief financial and investment officer at Thrivent.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

The sky spoke of rain to come; but the light was broadening quickly, and the red flowers on the beans began to glow against the wet green leaves.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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