broad-based
adjective
: involving or attracting many different types of people
a broad-based environmental movement
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When ballots are counted this time, polls suggest, the party’s supporters may be far less broad-based economically, given how Labour is polling among lower-income people.
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Josh Holder, New York Times, 24 June 2024
Gas and shelter costs contributed more than half of that monthly increase, but price increases were broad-based, according to the BLS.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Again, the emerging legal regime entrenches a divided world order in which broad-based, collective solutions are likely to fail.
—Aziz Huq, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2024
This phenomenon leaves most investors confused as to why this recent bull market run hasn’t been more broad-based.
—Ivan Illan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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Josh Holder, New York Times, 24 June 2024
Gas and shelter costs contributed more than half of that monthly increase, but price increases were broad-based, according to the BLS.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Again, the emerging legal regime entrenches a divided world order in which broad-based, collective solutions are likely to fail.
—Aziz Huq, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2024
This phenomenon leaves most investors confused as to why this recent bull market run hasn’t been more broad-based.
—Ivan Illan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Broad-based.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broad-based. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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