capitalize
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Mining companies are investing billions of dollars in West African gold mines to capitalize on near record-high prices for the metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Related: Traditional TV broadcasters attending this week’s annual Mipcom content market and conference in Cannes, France, said they’re adapting to YouTube’s pull on audiences—and finding ways to capitalize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
All aim to capitalize on the shifting financial mood.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Harris then stole second and failed to capitalize on catcher Will Smith’s off-target throw, which got past second baseman Kiké Hernández and bounced into the outfield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Nobody’s figured out a way to capitalize on an impact site that isn’t visible.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Jonsson’s silences always seem to say so much and in “Wasteman” he capitalizes on his reserved demeanor and smaller frame to create a character who is much less frightening than those around him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
If the Peach State capitalizes on its talent and addresses its union crisis, it could hold on to this industry, which has become part of its identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Borges expects Azure to drive revenue estimates higher in 2026 as it capitalizes on a “fungible” capacity, meaning that its data centers can be easily utilized for a variety of different workloads and customers.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
The one-minute spot cleverly capitalizes on the zeitgeist’s knowledge of Paltrow’s relationship to Martin and uses that joke to spin the conversation in another direction, highlighting the Astronomer product’s actual function.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2025
The Method of Stimulation and Sublimation This method is rather closely akin to that of substitution, with the exception that it capitalizes on tendencies already in operation and raises them to a higher level.
From Principles of Teaching by Adam S. Bennion
And it looked for a moment as if Freddie Freeman had capitalized on the opportunity with a runner in scoring position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Today, European stocks are a higher-quality, better capitalized version than they were before the 2008 global financial crisis, with partial exposure to the AI/data-center supercycle, accelerating fiscal spending and global orientation, they declare.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Valkyries capitalized with 18 points off the Sparks’ 11 turnovers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The fund said the banking system remained well capitalized and liquid, with loans and deposits continuing to grow, though liquidity had tightened since the fighting began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Then he capitalized on the midday sun to maximize recharging.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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Now, the biggest auto-repair chain in the country, with some 4,400 stores spanning nearly every state, Mavis is capitalizing on a booming market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
As for ON Semiconductor, he noted that the company is capitalizing on improving demand for the chips specific to the industrial and automotive sectors.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Many of the offers centered on capitalizing on their family names and pigeonholing them into commercial pop or hip-hop, which they tried and ultimately disliked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Gen Z itself is capitalizing on the trend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Each story generated more publicity, and Regina, while conflicted about her son’s prospects, tried to help Bobby by capitalizing on the attention.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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