broad
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A massive drawdown in stocks under the thematic investing theme of disruptive innovation is a risk to consider with such a fund, particularly if the selloff turned out to be broad across the portfolio.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
In addition, it is increasingly offering investors securitized products that give them exposure to broad packages of projects at once.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Each El Niño of yore that put this broad basin underwater had a different character because each cut loose on an evolving L.A., a place altered in part by floods and changed because of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Using technologies such as liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, the researchers carried out a broad analysis of the fats present in japonica rice.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Tess was heavier set, with broad shoulders and bright green eyes, where her cousin Eliana was taller by a good three inches, her face a study of angles that accentuated hazel eyes.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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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
It is common in all the larger shallow lakes of Central Europe, and abounds in the "broads" which extend from Potsdam to Hamburg, though it is unknown in the British Isles.
From More Science From an Easy Chair by Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
The UBS team just shared 14 of their “highest-conviction calls” within those sectors, many of which are levered to AI and the idea that there’s plenty of money floating around the broader ecosystem.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The retailer tried to appeal to a broader swath of aspirational shoppers with less expensive items and deeper discounts, further alienating its high-end clientele.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In both cases, they found little evidence that taking the medications led to meaningful changes in the broader life outcomes they measured.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
There are of course unavoidable parallels between the stories of Kiritsis and Mangione, including the fact that both men were celebrated as folk heroes by some people who identified with their broader resentments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Aragorn was the tallest of the Company, but Boromir, little less in height, was broader and heavier in build.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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“The broadest metric I look at is the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index ,” Nuveen’s Close said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The distinction matters, because the show’s curators, the Art Institute’s Kevin Salatino and Mel Becker Solomon, have interpreted De Kooning’s lifelong practice of drawing in the broadest possible terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
To reach Australia/New Guinea from the Asian mainland at that time still required crossing a minimum of eight channels, the broadest of which was at least 50 miles wide.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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