broaden
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The MLA added that "opportunities that educate, inspire and broaden horizons are quietly lost while Stormont remains distracted from the issues that matter most to families".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Hiring has also begun to broaden out beyond healthcare, which accounted for 95% of all new jobs in 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
It also would broaden public insight into how lease agreements with the port affect the local workforce by requiring any leaseholder extending a lease or lease applicant to disclose overview on its employment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Could technology’s latest twist broaden their horizons again?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He believed that a New England college would best broaden his mind by exposing him to a range of ideas and viewpoints.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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
“Customer demand is accelerating as enterprise adoption broadens and we continue to deepen our technology platform.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
The new framework broadens accountability to nonprofit institutions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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
She even sought out McDonald, another yacht rock OG, for a collab that didn’t end up making the LP, which expanded beyond her original premise as her listening broadened along with her cooking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Perhaps the best sign of improvement in the job market would be if hiring broadened out to more businesses beyond healthcare.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 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
"We have broadened the potential application of these materials," Singh said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
This inclusive nature has broadened the scope, and contributes towards a greater pedagogical understanding.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
“Positive surprises from these unloved sectors could drive a broadening in market performance.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Fundamental support for those stocks is broadening out, with manufacturing backlogs ramping up across machinery, fabricated metals and other categories, and manufacturing data showing a buildup in orders, strategists said.
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
“Yes,” Amah said, her smile broadening, “tell the story.”
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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