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diversify

[dih-vur-suh-fahy, dahy-] / dɪˈvɜr səˌfaɪ, daɪ- /
VERB
spread out; branch out
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There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to buying bonds, but most experts agree it’s a good idea to diversify.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

As bats continued to diversify, separate groups expanded into the Americas, Asia, and Australia.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

MacLachlan longed to diversify his output — to show that he was capable of being a mainstream Hollywood leading man, one who could interface with a variety of directors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“It can be trade. It can be supply chains, the various financial payment systems. To be sovereign, I have to diversify, and therefore I need partners.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Maybe diversify is the wrong word,” she said.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The acquisition of Meteoric adds to and diversifies its resources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"For China, the pipeline is about energy security and leverage, and less about dependence. It diversifies supply away from maritime chokepoints," he said.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

For Russia, the key question is whether it can maintain influence if Mali diversifies its security ties.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Researchers believe these findings could help answer a long-standing question about how life diversifies so rapidly under the right conditions.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026

A dissertation on the comparative merits of Manton's, Lancaster's, and Moore's guns, and the advantage of percussion locks, it is true, generally diversifies the conversation.

From The Idler in France by Marguerite, Countess of Blessington

BofA Securities initiates coverage on IonQ at Buy, saying the company’s recent acquisitions are shaping it into a diversified play on quantum technology.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Ultimately, narrow breadth may not matter all that much to investors in diversified index funds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

Under Simon, Funko has diversified its supply chain, shifting production out of China to Vietnam and other countries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Bowie and Vianna have spent nearly a decade studying how penguins evolved and diversified.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Appalachians are the home of one of the world’s great hardwood forests—the expansive relic of the richest, most diversified sweep of woodland ever to grace the temperate world—and that forest is in trouble.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

That underscores the importance of diversifying both sides of the portfolio, according to Brent Wilsey, chief investment officer at Wilsey Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Taken together, the evidence indicates that both powered flight and echolocation emerged before modern bat groups began diversifying.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Housing is pretty cheap. It’s been pretty fast-growing, and in that cheap housing and fast-growing, it’s a place that’s diversifying, and a lot of immigrants have made a life there.”

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Meanwhile, Brussels hopes the investments will achieve two goals: building a relationship with Greenland and diversifying Europe's access to critical minerals, currently dominated by China.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

They knew how significant it was that another one of us had made it; it was like one more step toward diversifying fencing.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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