broad-based

American

[brawd-beyst] / ˈbrɔdˌbeɪst /

adjective

involving participation or support by a broad spectrum of things or people.

The senator had a broad-based campaign.

Etymology

Origin of broad-based

broad base + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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Shares had already been beaten down amid a broad-based selloff in shares of consulting companies fueled by fears of AI disruption.

From Barron's

U.S. airlines enjoy broad-based demand and capacity is “rational,” the Cowen analysts said in their note about Southwest.

From MarketWatch

The energy complex is also losing support from diesel futures “as the heating season winds down amid a broad-based warming trend across the U.S. during the next couple of weeks,” the firm adds.

From The Wall Street Journal

But then jumped 17% over the next three trading days as a broad-based recovery was followed by a more software-specific rebound on Thursday.

From Barron's

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