broaden
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His goal is to broaden the museum’s reach, not just show by show, but by connecting it to a larger community of civic leaders and arts organizations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
So they will welcome "the opportunity to broaden their customer base and potentially move into defence", he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“We believe this pressure is likely to broaden as agentic AI increasingly replaces human search, comparison and routine decision-making,” he wrote following Amazon’s decision.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
I share this not to publicly flog myself for another travel faux pas but to give you hope or prompt you to broaden your search.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
His shoulders seemed broader, and I wondered if it was possible for a teenagers shoulders to broaden in a week.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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“The combination broadens the resource base, reduces reliance on the higher-decline Norwegian portfolio and creates a 2nd infrastructure-led development engine in Denmark.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The move broadens the existing California-Quebec carbon market, linked in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
"For JioStar, tennis broadens the engagement calendar, attracts affluent urban audiences and diversifies advertiser categories beyond cricket," says Bhalla.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“When it broadens out, it makes it much more difficult to avoid for consumers. That’s really the concern going forward,” Yaros said, adding that it’s especially challenging for lower-income households.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Her smile broadens, and for a moment, I feel that I recognize her.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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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
California has broadened the list of racial and ethnic categories people can select in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
"We have broadened the potential application of these materials," Singh said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Although G20 talks broadened to cover issues like climate change and global health over time, analysts expect Washington to advocate a "back-to-basics" approach this year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Bobby did most of the rowing, which broadened his shoulders.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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
Now researchers are broadening the focus beyond simply reducing the number of alarms, with a larger goal of improving patient safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The stock market stands to benefit from a broadening of the AI trade on productivity gains, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
The thing about “Coat of Many Colors,” though, is that it doesn’t end with the narrator broadening her schoolmates’ minds or even with her shaming them for their cruelty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The hobbits felt encouraged, and looked up hopefully at the broadening daylight in the sky.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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