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catalyze

[kat-l-ahyz] / ˈkæt lˌaɪz /
VERB
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The materials were then evaluated for their ability to catalyze hydrogen peroxide production.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

“As Oracle demonstrates superior EPS growth, it should catalyze better investor sentiment and trigger greater appreciation for the stock.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

“All those things really catalyze the utilities to then go and look for a solution that can help solve some of those problems,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

CES, short for the Consumer Electronics Show, an annual tech get-together in Las Vegas, appeared to catalyze those moves as it spotlighted AI-trained self-driving cars.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

But all of his bold resolve would have come to nothing without the vast indigenous army whose leaders believed they could use the Spanish presence to catalyze the destruction of the Triple Alliance.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann