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broaden

[brawd-n] / ˈbrɔd n /


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Victor Granado, a longtime friend of Flávio, is among those hoping the candidate’s more conciliatory nature and softer rhetoric than his father’s will help broaden his appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

As well as putting out videos on his own accounts on X and TikTok, he has sought to broaden his audience by appearing on entertainment channels run by creators with large followings.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

The discovery could also broaden research into how the health and history of blood stem cells affect the brain.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

The company also said it aims to create new opportunities for local artists and broaden access to live theater.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

“I’m just asking that you try. That school was an opportunity for you to see that there’s a big, wide world outside this neighborhood. A chance to broaden your horizons.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

“Customer demand is accelerating as enterprise adoption broadens and we continue to deepen our technology platform.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

The revelation broadens a cyber incident that OpenAI described as unprecedented and which began when two of its models hacked Hugging Face, a site developers use to store and share AI models and code.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

"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

Her smile broadens, and for a moment, I feel that I recognize her.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

The momentum trade has worked out well for investors so far in 2026, even as the stock market’s performance has broadened.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Afterward, Fannie Mae broadened its oversight and updated its internal list to track developments barred from conventional loans over safety, insurance or maintenance concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

That order, which came into effect on 29 August 2025, broadened an earlier presidential action which specifically targeted cheap products from China and Hong Kong to cover the rest of the world.

From BBC Jul. 27, 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

As in so many other fields, the study of attention broadened and deepened as the twentieth century sped along.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

But the lead researcher, Dr Varun Warrier, says this shows "autism broadening out genetically" rather than misdiagnosis.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Madison Air Chief Executive Jill Wyant said the deal will also nearly double the company’s addressable market, while broadening its aftermarket and services opportunity, and further strengthening its long-term growth profile.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Moreover, the broadening of earnings delivery in the second quarter is a further indication that this earnings-growth cycle is healthy, Jamner added.

From MarketWatch 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

I certainly supported the racial civil rights movement; supported the goal of broadening access to higher education.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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