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broaden

[brawd-n] / ˈbrɔd n /


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“We believe the AI investment cycle remains in its early stages, with opportunities continuing to broaden across the technology supply chain,” the asset manager says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

If those currently underappreciated sectors come through, earnings leadership could broaden out, she says.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

As a result, Milburn says children should be introduced to the world of work much earlier in their school journey, with dedicated space in the curriculum to "broaden horizons".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“So you get this sort of idea of a filtering through the supply chain, a filtering into other areas of the economy that would broaden the base of expansion.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

After a time, they dug carefully to broaden the run and as the day wore on the does, each in turn, remained beside him, licking his wounds and listening to his low, unsteady breathing.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

The discovery broadens the known variety of magnetic minerals found in lunar samples.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The move broadens the existing California-Quebec carbon market, linked in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The new framework broadens accountability to nonprofit institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

The International Fact-Checking Network has previously warned of devastating consequences if Meta broadens its policy shift related to fact-checkers beyond US borders to the company's programs covering more than 100 countries.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

‘And this ledge broadens out to the right. I could stand there without a hold. I’ll——’ his words were cut short.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

“Women’s favorability dipped during and right after the tournament before recovering in September, and their purchase consideration drifted down slightly across the whole window. If the marketing broadened Adidas’s appeal, it landed more with men.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The pandemic also broadened the idea of what service-based businesses could be, potentially opening new moneymaking prospects, he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Call it nepo-baby inflation: A collective obsession with unearthing privilege has broadened the meaning of the term, originally referring to children of A-listers who followed in their parents’ footsteps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

California has broadened the list of racial and ethnic categories people can select in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Soon the River broadened and grew more shallow; long stony beaches lay upon the east, and there were gravel-shoals in the water, so that careful steering was needed.

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

It is maintaining these outdated financial thresholds while broadening the definition of an accredited investor to include anyone holding specific finance-related credentials, like a CPA or a CFA, regardless of their financial resources.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“The opportunity is also broadening beyond technology and communication services into financials, materials, power and electrification.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Nonetheless, the push to open diplomatic channels is broadening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

She says the explosion of content online has "definitely helped" with broadening attitudes to women taking up DIY or a trade.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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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