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broad

[brawd] / brɔd /








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He laid out five broad areas of concern: jobs, biotechnology, cyberattacks, psychosocial harms and whether humans will be able to maintain control over the systems they are building.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

This behavior arises from the topology of their electronic bands, which describes broad features of the quantum structure of electronic states that are protected by crystal symmetries.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

Central Command, which plans and executes military operations in the Middle East, emailed a broad group of analysts and officers, asking for “new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran.”

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

They are manifestations of the same broad Himalayan hazard system.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The shadows bathe him in darkness, but he’s immediately recognizable from his broad shoulders.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

“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

There were broads smiles and a joyful unity.

From BBC Feb. 26, 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

On broader markets, Seoul was more than three percent higher and Tokyo added more than two percent, with Taipei up more than one percent thanks to a spike in chipmaker TSMC.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

The broader economy was already slowing after an earlier wartime boom.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Kang said he is committed to working with local communities to ensure “any path forward reflects local needs and California’s broader resilience priorities.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

“That kind of capability directly disrupts the operational advantage these transnational criminal organizations rely on, and it strengthens our ability to protect both Texas communities and the broader region,” he said in an email.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

They are both medium height—around five feet seven—but Vincent is broader, bigger; Theo slighter, thinner.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

For investors, this is a reminder of two basic principles: You can’t judge a fund by its name alone, and diverging even slightly from the broadest exposure to stocks can give you startlingly different results.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

David Hockney, who has died aged 88, was Britain's favourite artist - and a man of trenchant views, expressed in the broadest of Yorkshire vowels.

From BBC Jun. 12, 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

It was here that policy was announced in broadest rhetoric.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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