broad-based
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of broad-based
broad base + -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Revenues rose 16.3 percent to $16.7 billion, with the carrier pointing to broad-based growth across different price points and with both international and domestic demand up "meaningfully" from a year ago.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
However, a dovish pivot from the Fed or a broad-based improvement in the economic growth outlook represent key risks,” Goldman says.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The German chemical giant’s preliminary figures showed a strong pricing-led beat to earnings, supported, among other factors, by sustained volumes rather than a broad-based recovery in underlying demand, Jarad says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Ministers maintain that a broad-based GST, accompanied with these support measures, is the most effective way to support people with the cost of GST on food," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Because Seabiscuit’s popularity was so broad-based, reporters from publications that had nothing whatsoever to do with sports covered him.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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