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broaden

[brawd-n] / ˈbrɔd n /


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Big Caring plans to expand its retail network, strengthen its sales channels, improve distribution infrastructure and broaden its pharmacy services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The ezCater acquisition comes as Uber moves to broaden its global food delivery footprint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Hiring has also begun to broaden out beyond healthcare, which accounted for 95% of all new jobs in 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

As a result, Milburn says children should be introduced to the world of work much earlier in their school journey, with dedicated space in the curriculum to "broaden horizons".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Mom also kept insisting that we make scenic detours to broaden our horizons.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

The discovery broadens the known variety of magnetic minerals found in lunar samples.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The move broadens the existing California-Quebec carbon market, linked in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The new framework broadens accountability to nonprofit institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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

It was about nine in the morning when Mammachi and Baby Kochamma got news of a white child’s body found floating downriver where the Meenachal broadens as it approaches the backwaters.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

The pandemic also broadened the idea of what service-based businesses could be, potentially opening new moneymaking prospects, he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

Bobby did most of the rowing, which broadened his shoulders.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

However, what encourages Kirsch most of all is that the broadening of market performance that he called for is now unfolding and more forcefully than he anticipated.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

It is maintaining these outdated financial thresholds while broadening the definition of an accredited investor to include anyone holding specific finance-related credentials, like a CPA or a CFA, regardless of their financial resources.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Nonetheless, the push to open diplomatic channels is broadening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Specialty eggs and prepared foods accounted for more than half of Cal-Maine’s net sales during the recent quarter, which Miller said underscores progress the company has made in broadening its business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

If you won't take my word for it and have no vested interest in broadening your worldview, here's the most important takeaway: Iran is not pronounced i-RAN; it's pronounced e-RON.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi


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