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broad

[brawd] / brɔd /








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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

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

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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