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[brawd] / brɔd /








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I hasten to add that it is not necessarily a criticism of these ETFs that they have lagged the broad market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

“If that could happen in broad daylight with no response, then no organization was safe,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

That incident led OpenAI to conduct a broad review of the activities of its AI models - called agents, which are designed to execute tasks autonomously based on simple instructions.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Critics argue that the exemption is too broad and should have included only victims whose primary residence was destroyed as opposed to landlords or investors with portfolios of properties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Round squash hid underneath large broad green leaves.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

“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 James Conway Walter

Yet campus safety is too often discussed separately from the broader movement to make policing and justice institutions trauma-informed and gender-responsive.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

Dunamu said access for corporate customers would expand in stages as regulations permit, with the company building custody capabilities, infrastructure and internal controls to support broader participation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"While it's still mainly driven by energy prices, broader inflationary pressures are mounting as energy prices are expected to stay elevated."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Crucially, with the broader market spinning its wheels of late, surging earnings mean price-to-earnings multiples have dropped.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The river which they had been following here joined a broader river, wide and turbulent, which flowed from their left to their right, towards the east.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

The Fed pays much less attention to aggregate demand and nominal gross domestic product, which is the broadest measure of current dollar spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

In his speech, András Baka promised the broadest possible debate on the creation of a new constitution.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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

They come from the bunk next to mine—they belong to a Candor boy, Al, the largest and broadest of all the initiates.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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