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[brawd] / brɔd /








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CoreWeave’s improved AI economics and its vow to show some discipline around debt are sparking a broad rally across the chip sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Respondents to the 2021 census were asked a two-stage question about ethnicity, with options grouped under five broad ethnic headings.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

That’s not a very encouraging prospect, since the broad U.S. stock market is yielding less than 1% currently.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Consequently, the findings apply to broad categories of caffeinated and stimulant products and do not identify any particular brand as more dangerous than another.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

He wore a bulky robe of brown reindeer hide that hung all the way to his calves, and a broad belt of red buckskin.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

There are three broads areas of concern the players want addressing:

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

“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

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

There I was accustomed to see the broads and rivers frozen over, and the means of communication by boat between the various rivers completely stopped.

From Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles by Ernest R. (Ernest Richard) Suffling

The broader market index Topix is up 0.5% at 3947.61.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Rather than evolving to improve head movement, necks may have emerged as part of broader changes to the skeleton that allowed animals to use their front limbs for movement.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

For much of 2026, Wall Street operated on a simple assumption: Treasury yields would rise alongside oil prices, because higher energy costs would fuel concerns about broader inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

In Wales, the terms "Asian Welsh" and "Black Welsh" were listed in the broad categories themselves, and respondents were able to pick "Welsh" as an option underneath the broader white category.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

During the next few months, she developed a much broader purpose.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

Published in the journal Scientific Reports, the research offers one of the broadest examinations yet of the brain changes associated with different sleep disorders.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

But if you move even slightly away from the broadest indexes like the S&P 500 or the aggregate U.S. bond market, ETFs often cost more than they should.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“From an investment perspective, this may reinforce the company’s competitive positioning as the broadest retail ecosystem in the United States.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

To reach Australia/New Guinea from the Asian mainland at that time still required crossing a minimum of eight channels, the broadest of which was at least 50 miles wide.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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