broad
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Many theories about the origins of violence treat aggression as one broad behavioral characteristic.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
There is broad support for its centrepiece goal: raising the share of global energy demand met by electricity from around 20 percent today to 35 percent by 2035.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The term technically encompasses a broad category of products that includes FDA-approved drugs—ranging from insulin to Ozempic—but it has become shorthand for substances people are injecting that haven’t undergone approval from the FDA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Polling shows broad support for more regulation, with 78% of registered voters favoring a ban on AI content that makes deceptive claims about candidates.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
It was broad daylight by the time they made it back to the intermediate airfield.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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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
Otters are still numerous in the broads and reed-margined rivers, and so long as these natural fastnesses endure in their present condition they are likely to continue so.
From Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk More Especially on the Birds and Fishes by Sir Thomas Browne
“The broader point I want to make, and you can track this back to the commentary and what I’ve written over the years, is I’m a strong believer in decentralizing power,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mississippian pottery could provide some of the strongest evidence linking Tampa Bay communities with the broader culture.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase have all more-or-less quadrupled their earnings per share in a decade and the broader KBW Nasdaq Bank Index hit a record high this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
As for whether or not it ultimately leads to declines in the broader index, history doesn’t offer a clear verdict.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
She was bringing in outside writers for the first time and taking on broader issues of interest to young women.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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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
In his speech, András Baka promised the broadest possible debate on the creation of a new constitution.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
For investors, this is a reminder of two basic principles: You can’t judge a fund by its name alone, and diverging even slightly from the broadest exposure to stocks can give you startlingly different results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
Our present lack of such ultimate explanations leaves a big intellectual gap, since the broadest pattern of history thus remains unexplained.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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