broad-based
adjective
: involving or attracting many different types of people
a broad-based environmental movement
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View Comments And the risks of taking such a heavy-handed and broad-based approach against such a large volume of goods (43% of all US imports) are just too great to sugarcoat, said Douglas Porter, chief economist at BMO Financial Group.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The increase in pessimism was broad-based and carried across both higher- and lower-income households, as well as older and younger ones.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump, who said the duties could be implemented as soon as April 2, did not specify whether they will be targeted at imports from certain countries or be broad-based.
—Jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
The decline was broad-based, with particularly steep drops in sales at furniture and home furnishing stores (-1.7%), auto dealerships (-3%) and sporting goods and hobby stores (-4.6%).
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The increase in pessimism was broad-based and carried across both higher- and lower-income households, as well as older and younger ones.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump, who said the duties could be implemented as soon as April 2, did not specify whether they will be targeted at imports from certain countries or be broad-based.
—Jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
The decline was broad-based, with particularly steep drops in sales at furniture and home furnishing stores (-1.7%), auto dealerships (-3%) and sporting goods and hobby stores (-4.6%).
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Broad-based.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broad-based. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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