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That changes when the researchers illuminate many regions at once with a broad laser beam.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
A major Atlantic Ocean circulation system that plays a central role in regulating Earth's climate has been weakening across a broad region for nearly two decades, according to new research.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The 10-year benchmark, which has a broad impact on borrowing costs across the economy, rose as high as 5.14% Wednesday, an intraday level last seen in July 2007.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The broad signals from the Scottish government at present seem to draw some inspiration from aspects of the two previous systems of local government in Scotland:
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
He was short and broad and when he walked he looked like a bear.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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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
Every year, about this time, it was our practice to go in a house-boat over the broads of Samalda.
From The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore
The settlement would resolve one part of a broader lawsuit, brought by a legal team that includes UC law school professors and additional attorneys, challenging roughly $2 billion in funding cuts across seven federal agencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Transluce studied a much broader set of arcane AI agent data requests that stretch back as far as November 2025 and continue as recently as mid-September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Scientists compare the idea to a canary in a coal mine, because changes there may offer an efficient way to detect broader shifts in the climate regulating circulation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
But in the longer, broader view it can and is likely to be seen as more than this.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2018
And he was broad enough in the shoulders, but not all that much broader than the Count.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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State Farm maintains a vast network of 19,000 agent offices in most U.S. states, one of the broadest footprints of any financial institution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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
Streamers are now faced with having to assemble the broadest range of content on their platforms to keep subscribers onboard for longer.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
Graham Avenue in Williamsburg was the broadest street I’d ever seen.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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