broad-based
adjective
: involving or attracting many different types of people
a broad-based environmental movement
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Demand was broad-based, from a 21% jump in the Vyndaqel/Vyndamax franchise to a 95% rebound in COVID vaccine sales and a 71% boost for Paxlovid.
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John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Notably, the rebound was broad-based, as services spending surged 0.9% month over month, the strongest increase since April 2024, after three straight months of declines.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
The European sell-off was broad-based, with Stoxx 600 industrials down 2.8%, consumer cyclicals down 2.6% and technology down 2.3%.
—Ganesh Rao,jenni Reid, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
California’s tax runs against the spirit of a 1991 federal law which required that, to attract federal matches, state provider taxes had to be broad-based and uniform.
—Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
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John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Notably, the rebound was broad-based, as services spending surged 0.9% month over month, the strongest increase since April 2024, after three straight months of declines.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
The European sell-off was broad-based, with Stoxx 600 industrials down 2.8%, consumer cyclicals down 2.6% and technology down 2.3%.
—Ganesh Rao,jenni Reid, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
California’s tax runs against the spirit of a 1991 federal law which required that, to attract federal matches, state provider taxes had to be broad-based and uniform.
—Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
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“Broad-based.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broad-based. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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