capitalize
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Now as consumers take an increasingly proactive approach to optimizing their health and wellness, Oura is well positioned to capitalize on the opportunity, Hale said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
His articles often show the investments private-equity firms are making to accelerate and capitalize on the shift to clean energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Consumers likely brought forward their spending to capitalize on online sales events in June, Long said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Even if a worker believes interpersonal skills and character traits play a larger role in hiring decisions, it can be hard for them to know how to capitalize on them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
“When he defends his title in 1975,” Rader added, “he’ll be much better able to capitalize financially.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Stetson Bennett capitalizes on extended playing time, leading four scoring drives and rushing for two touchdowns in the Rams’ 34-0 preseason win over the Saints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Louise capitalizes words and phrases she finds significant, like the creatures in “Winnie-the-Pooh.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 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
His subsequent novel in 1976, “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,” spotlighted the dynamic Sissy Hankshaw, a woman with supersized thumbs who capitalizes on her mutation by becoming a hitchhiker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2025
It capitalizes for good the normal social desires of the boy.
From The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work by Allan Hoben
Those stock dips then crossed the Pacific and fueled a stateside panic, causing even highly capitalized players like SpaceX and Oracle to plunge in value.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
For the year ending March 31, 2026, Take-Two reported $2.3 billion of capitalized software-development costs.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
One password-protected website has the creatively misspelled URL poiymarket.com, which is indistinguishable from polymarket.com when the “i” is capitalized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Mexico, however, won back their cheers when it capitalized on South Korea’s costly mistake and converted it into a goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
And though it’s often seen with a small initial r, it’s supposed to be capitalized as a registered service mark owned by the National Association of Realtors.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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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
“The Russians are very good at capitalizing on people’s rage. And I was very angry.”
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
A crop of middlemen are now capitalizing on this bewilderment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The fake ads often offer what appear to be unbeatable deals — capitalizing on people’s desperation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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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