broaden
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Moreover, after push-back from its union, the D.C. school district broadened its evaluation metrics. — Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal, "Should Kentucky teachers be paid more for delivering high scores? Wayne Lewis thinks so.," 5 June 2019 Martz further broadened his game, said Nelson, by putting Fleet quarterbacks under center rather than in the shotgun, for about 80 percent of the plays. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Former Fleet QB still targets football career in NFL or XFL," 4 June 2019 But the government scrutiny of St. Luke’s broadened a few months later, when a patient died in the emergency room after staff used the wrong blood type during a transfusion. — Mike Hixenbaugh, ProPublica, "Blistering Report Details Serious Safety Lapses at St. Luke’s in Houston," 17 May 2019 Let’s broaden out: People who are interested in Trump. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Republican fury about ‘bias’ on the internet is just a distraction, ThinkProgress founder Judd Legum says," 30 Aug. 2018 Wow, my literature tastes are really broadening by the day. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "A Romance Novel Based on Meghan Markle's Mother, Doria Ragland, Really is Coming Soon," 12 Apr. 2019 As sales have slowed, Apple has begun releasing three new models and adjusting hardware and software with market-specific features aimed at broadening the iPhone’s appeal. — Tripp Mickle, WSJ, "‘It’s Been a Rout’: Apple’s iPhones Fall Flat in World’s Largest Untapped Market," 18 Dec. 2018 That might raise legal roadblocks to Medicare for All or other efforts to broaden health-care access even if Democrats rode a wave of discontent — and sloughed off industry lobbying — to claim the House, Senate (unlikely) and White House. — Jon Talton, The Seattle Times, "Trump’s gambit to kill Obamacare risks lives and opportunity," 29 Mar. 2019 The expansion gave states the option to broaden coverage to more low-income Americans, including men and people without children. — Stephanie Armour, WSJ, "Voter Initiatives, Including Medicaid Expansion, Could Get Harder to Pass," 17 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'broaden.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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