broad-based
adjective
: involving or attracting many different types of people
a broad-based environmental movement
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The selloff was broad-based, with multinationals and manufacturers particularly hard-hit.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Selloffs like the one at the beginning of April are broad-based and tend not to be very discerning, as big money investors look to unload exposure — selling first and asking questions later.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 June 2025
The decline was broad-based across components, with consumers' assessments of the present situation and their expectations for the future both contributing to the deterioration.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Although most new tariffs added during Trump's second term are broad-based, the U.S. government has carved out exemptions for certain products, leaving doors open for companies to benefit through tariff engineering, trade lawyers pointed out.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 June 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Selloffs like the one at the beginning of April are broad-based and tend not to be very discerning, as big money investors look to unload exposure — selling first and asking questions later.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 June 2025
The decline was broad-based across components, with consumers' assessments of the present situation and their expectations for the future both contributing to the deterioration.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Although most new tariffs added during Trump's second term are broad-based, the U.S. government has carved out exemptions for certain products, leaving doors open for companies to benefit through tariff engineering, trade lawyers pointed out.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 June 2025
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“Broad-based.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broad-based. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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