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broad

[brawd] / brɔd /








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In the youngest systems, where material is still falling onto the central star, the researchers detected powerful jets along with broad winds containing both molecular and atomic gas.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

So far the broad market has proved stoic.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

"They can target a broad range of pathogens, and due to their potency, scientists have been trying to synthesize a variety for therapeutic uses."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Using tribal power and rigorous detective work, a family of an army officer in Yemen tries to find out how he was abducted in broad daylight, and what happened to him afterward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

There are old, broad fir trunks with knobby twists in their bark.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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

There I was accustomed to see the broads and rivers frozen over, and the means of communication by boat between the various rivers completely stopped.

From Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles by Ernest R. (Ernest Richard) Suffling

That makes it more likely that an energy shock spreads into broader inflation, giving the Fed more reason to raise rates and investors more reason to demand higher yields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Topology describes the broader way a space is connected.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

At the same time, a wave of massive corporate-bond issuance to fund the AI infrastructure build-out could also add to the broader supply of bonds, potentially driving yields even higher.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

Towns and cities need to encourage a broader range of occupiers, from arts and culture to leisure, health and well-being.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

“As I am home now too,” Sifen said, and if it was at all possible, his grin grew broader, as if trying to include the entire garden and sky.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

Voluntary standards would primarily raise costs for participating laboratories, government rules could alter competition between companies and jurisdictions, and an enforceable industrywide agreement would have the broadest implications for chip demand and capital spending.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“The broadest metric I look at is the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index ,” Nuveen’s Close said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

“We have by far the biggest and broadest research bench of any of the labs out there,” Hassabis said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

That may not necessarily be unique in the broadest span of TV history, but it’s rare enough for the layperson to recognize the difference between a James Burrows show and those of other directors.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

Hence Toynbee did not pose Yali’s question, nor did he come to grips with what I see as history’s broadest pattern.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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