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Recent Examples of broadscale
Controlling this noise means quantum networks can be expanded over greater distances, surpassing local point-to-point networks to become broadscale networks, like a quantum internet.
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John Prisco, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
John Prisco, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadscale
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The Romanians, to widespread shock, then lost in the first round to Cuba, which was hammered 8–0 in the quarterfinal by Sweden.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rescuers in the Philippines were still searching for more than 100 people missing, mostly in widespread flooding in central provinces.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The extensive archaeological study covered an area of over three-quarters of a mile.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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His work has been so extensive, France’s minister of culture awarded him the prestigious Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres this year.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Madani also said that the collapse of basic infrastructure could spark wider unrest.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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This could make for an intriguing shootout between Maye and Baker Mayfield, who is playing the best ball of his career and has the Tampa Bay Buccaneers off to a 6-2 start despite rampant injuries along his offensive line and wide receiving unit.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Lormel believes SARs are helpful but that money laundering is now so pervasive that more aggressive, disruptive steps need to be taken by regulators.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Moraes was operating within a young and fragile constitution ratified in 1988 after years of autocratic rule, Brandao said, one that had failed so far to stem pervasive corruption in the country.—
Ron Kampeas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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The aim is to dig into general themes rather than specific transfers that are currently ongoing to give a broad picture of as many elements as possible.—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The listing, which could be the largest IPO on record, underscores a broader shift.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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Nominees will be put through a comprehensive and rigorous process of researching and scoring across a wide range of quantitative and qualitative criteria, including scalability, revenue and user growth, and the use of breakthrough technology.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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In an important essay, Andrew Sullivan noted this past fall that Trump’s indecency is comprehensive in style and substance.—
Jeffrey Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Closing that gap will be an overarching idea for Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and his front office over the coming months.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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But the lack of a concrete, overarching deal is still a problem.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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In this sense, sweeping surveys such as this might count people like me—someone who has close friends but lacks friend groups—among the lonely.—
Jenny Singer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Broadscale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadscale. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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