broad-based
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of broad-based
broad base + -ed 3
Example Sentences
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The prior PMI print showed a broad-based slowdown in activity, led by a plunge in exports orders.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher open following the prior session’s broad-based gains, as delayed data boosts expectations for a Fed rate cut next month.
“It’s reassuring, at the margins, to growth and tech investors that you are seeing more broad-based participation,” she said.
From MarketWatch
But Wednesday’s market gains were also broad-based, with all but two sectors of the S&P 500 marching higher and the broader benchmark rising 0.7%.
The higher close in the prior session was broad-based, even as AI chip giant Nvidia’s shares fell amid potential competition in AI semiconductors from Google.
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