broad
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The AI models, in broad strokes, seem to agree.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Although romance is a defined genre, Aimee says it is still a broad church that . "means a lot of different things to different people".
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
They also feed on a broad range of native animals, including important pollinators such as honeybees as well as protected small vertebrates like tree frogs and lizards.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
The broad S&P 500 advanced 31.75, or 0.42%, to 7575.39 .
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
And the mountains loom so much closer, their shadows broad and angular against the night sky.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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“Us old broads are trying to learn the new technology because, I mean, we’re kind of trapped,” said Linda Harner, whom I met at the Culver City Senior Center, where she takes a Spanish class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2022
Hemsby lifeboat service used its flat-bottomed vessel, used to navigate shallow waters of the Norfolk broads, to carry out a rescue of six people.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2022
This is a workout for ladies, by which she means older broads who might appreciate the occasional low-impact leg lifts.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 9, 2019
“I think they just bonded over overcoming their experiences, and being great broads, and being tremendous mothers,” she explained.
From Fox News ● Nov. 30, 2018
The great stronghold of the otter is the broads of Norfolk, where, in the sluggish, reedy water, he can get p. 56plenty of eels, snails, and so forth.
From Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter by Walter, James Conway
The shift reflects a broader trend of “Made in China” products achieving top quality at lower prices, according to a consulting firm director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
In their 2021 book Peril, Bob Woodward and Robert Costa uncover a broader angle on Graham’s ponying up to power.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Amid a public outcry, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko acknowledged the case has "sparked a broader discussion about the behaviour of certain service members in the rear."
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The achievement reflects a broader transformation in neuroscience, where progress increasingly depends as much on engineering and computation as on biology.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
At first they were no more than pale gossamer-threads, so fine that they only twinkled fitfully where the Moon caught them, but steadily they grew broader and clearer, until their design could be guessed.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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“We have by far the biggest and broadest research bench of any of the labs out there,” Hassabis said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The broadest category of high-tech employment, including software development and computer design, totaled 2.37 million jobs in May.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
Well, okay: In the absolute broadest possible sense, the photos are about her kids growing up.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
The S&P 500 finished nearly 74 points higher on Wednesday, taking the broadest measure of U.S. blue-chip shares to the highest level on record and extending its April advance to a staggering 9.3%.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
My attention was on High John as he laid Ayanna down on the broadest part of the giant crow’s back and secured her with rope.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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