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broaden

[brawd-n] / ˈbrɔd n /


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As well as putting out videos on his own accounts on X and TikTok, he has sought to broaden his audience by appearing on entertainment channels run by creators with large followings.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

The discovery could also broaden research into how the health and history of blood stem cells affect the brain.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

The company also said it aims to create new opportunities for local artists and broaden access to live theater.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Adding a four-door version could broaden the model’s appeal to a wider audience, including families seeking more space than the coupe can offer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

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

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

“Customer demand is accelerating as enterprise adoption broadens and we continue to deepen our technology platform.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 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

The new framework broadens accountability to nonprofit institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Chatrie broadens the constitutional problem considerably because geofence warrants are built around collective searching.

From Slate May 20, 2026

‘And this ledge broadens out to the right. I could stand there without a hold. I’ll——’ his words were cut short.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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

At the other end of the spectrum, Oregon broadened its recovery program to include assets that are beyond the probate estate, making planning more complicated but still not impossible.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

TOKYO—Japan’s consumer inflation picked up last month as the effects of higher oil prices caused by the Middle East conflict broadened.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Wilson’s decades of ant studies eventually broadened into a landmark career in conservation until his death in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

I suppose it was inevitable that as my word-base broadened, I could for the first time pick up a book and read and now begin to understand what the book was saying.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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 movie “9 to 5” from 1980 settled her broadening stardom; acting alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in a comedy about three office workers who get even with an abusive boss, Parton charmed viewers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Madison Air Chief Executive Jill Wyant said the deal will also nearly double the company’s addressable market, while broadening its aftermarket and services opportunity, and further strengthening its long-term growth profile.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

After several years during which the largest U.S. technology stocks have driven investors’ gains, performance and opportunities have been broadening this year.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Four bartenders moved in an unrehearsed dance as they tried to provide drinks to the impatient Marines who screamed at them above the broadening dimensions of pandemonium loose in the Officers’ Club.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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