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broaden

[brawd-n] / ˈbrɔd n /


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I share this not to publicly flog myself for another travel faux pas but to give you hope or prompt you to broaden your search.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Future versions could potentially be taken as an oral tablet, which could make the treatment easier to administer and potentially broaden its use beyond mesothelioma.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

Sannerstedt and Freden argue the Sweden Democrats had failed to broaden their appeal in other policy areas and were now struggling to remain relevant.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Orange County Rep. Young Kim has removed several references to President Trump from her campaign website as she tries to broaden her appeal to voters in a race against fellow Republican Rep. Ken Calvert.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

Looking ahead one sees it broaden, rising and curving slowly, dwarfing the dark ridges of earth, meeting the ice-wall far above under veils of cloud and smoke and snow.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

"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

“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

But generative AI has vastly broadened the range of tasks that humans can successfully outsource.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

"We have broadened the potential application of these materials," Singh said.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

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

“Participation in the equity market has broadened significantly,” he noted.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 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

But the lead researcher, Dr Varun Warrier, says this shows "autism broadening out genetically" rather than misdiagnosis.

From BBC Aug. 21, 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

Data for June and July haven’t suggested the type of broadening in price pressures that would force officials to abandon it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

I certainly supported the racial civil rights movement; supported the goal of broadening access to higher education.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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