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democratize

[dih-mok-ruh-tahyz] / dɪˈmɒk rəˌtaɪz /


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Kelly Hubbell, founder of Sage House, a house manager recruiting firm that serves L.A. families, is on a mission to democratize the job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Borthwick said he thinks the Nvidia investment makes sense for Hugging Face’s goal to democratize agentic AI beyond the 18 million developers currently on the platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Some of these platforms have become key players treating the millions of Americans taking GLP-1s to lose weight, and they have helped democratize access to GLP-1 medications, which provide health benefits far beyond weight loss.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

The cord-cutting revolution was supposed to democratize television, liberating citizens from corporate gatekeepers.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

She must at once simplify, broaden and democratize her outlook.

From Deadham Hard by Lucas Malet

It democratizes constitutional enforcement because it poses the simplest and most urgent question: Does the state have actual grounds to take away this person’s liberty?

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

It democratizes royal dignity, extending it to everyone—man and woman, slave and sovereign, each bearing inestimable worth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

“Social media can be negative because there's not necessarily vetting of the quality information, but it can also be really positive because it democratizes who can provide perspectives on different types of contraception,” Swartz said.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024

“It democratizes the commercial world and allows smaller brands to get a broader audience than they would otherwise,” he says.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

Ava was saying to me, the idea is to create inclusionary film preservation that democratizes the idea of cinematic expressions globally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2021

With rentals belly up and access to films democratized, there was no further push to innovate, no concerted attempt to compete with the real Hollywood studios.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

An unexpected consequence is that it democratized the whole stage experience for the band members.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

New York City: By streaming the pulse of Wall Street, this invention democratized financial information and laid the groundwork for the modern, high-speed global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Throughout history the diffusion of technology has democratized information and improved living standards, especially for the poor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

He had reduced private ownership of land, nationalized certain sectors of the economy, pioneered rapid industrialization, democratized education, and built a modem army.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

And just as democratizing access to the internet was a policy concern in the 2000s, ensuring that people can easily get offline is becoming a focus of this era.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

The fund was founded in 2022 with the mission of democratizing access to top private tech companies, Benjamin Miller, the CEO of Fundrise, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026

Advocates position prediction markets as democratizing finance and investment opportunities, arguing they allow individuals to “transform your insights and predictions about the future into tangible assets.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

The change in approach stirred disagreements within the company, Quirk said, particularly among employees who thought that focusing on frequent traders was at odds with Robinhood’s mission of democratizing finance for all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

Barack and I knew we wanted to do a better job of democratizing the White House, making it feel less elitist and more open.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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