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maximize

[mak-suh-mahyz] / ˈmæk səˌmaɪz /




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Thursday morning—hoping to maximize what little sleep he can.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

That opens up a big opportunity for enterprises looking for ways to maximize their return on investment in AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

According to Spooner, Morgan wanted to bring in corporate sponsors and feature music genres outside of punk to generate more interest and maximize profits.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Yes, it makes sense to start taking them now if you can stay within that tax bracket and maximize them when you retire and before you claim Social Security so your income is low.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

The buildings, in fact, had been designed to maximize the salvage value of their components.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

You’ll also want to decide whether your next set of tires needs to be the more-expensive, low rolling resistance kind that maximizes EV range, or cheaper, conventional tires that might reduce range by 10%.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Banana Ball is fast-paced, hilarious and maximizes fan engagement.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

This approach maximizes bandwidth efficiency and adapts to changes in signal quality.

From Science Daily Apr. 2, 2026

“The WBD Board has been guided by the singular principle of securing a transaction that maximizes the value of our iconic assets and delivers as much certainty as possible to our shareholders,” Warner Bros.

From MarketWatch Mar. 26, 2026

Intensive agriculture is much more productive but maximizes the land’s exposure.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Foulkes said Mercury replaced some metal components with composite or polymer materials, and came up with aluminum alloys that maximized strength while remaining relatively lightweight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

In this case, HP also raised prices, maximized the value of the inventory it already had, and tried to push demand to higher-margin products.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

The effect of clipping is context collapse maximized to further a hasty impression of a vaguely famous person.

From Slate May 6, 2026

Hopkinson told the Financial Times Business of Football Summit last month that Newcastle had not "maximized the opportunity before it".

From BBC Mar. 23, 2026

In addition, by involving all interested and responsible individuals, groups, or organizations at an early stage, cooperative efforts can be maximized and disagreements identified and minimized.

From Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska by United States Department of Commerce

This trade-off almost always falls on the side of maximizing your reach and volume.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

The Italian bank said Friday that it is analyzing, together with advisors, its strategic options with the goal of maximizing long-term value for all stakeholders.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

“If you have access to a health savings account, consider maximizing those contributions as well,” said Taylor, “as they can provide tax benefits today and in retirement.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

“We’re coming up with new ways on how to improve and maximizing potential,” Anderson said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

To judge from their behavior, all the rating agencies worried about was maximizing the number of deals they rated for Wall Street investment banks, and the fees they collected from them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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