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capitalize

[kap-i-tl-ahyz] / ˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪz /


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The company, which is backed by Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has been expanding its business to capitalize on rising demand for outside-China supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Meta is starting a new unit to sell AI tools to enterprise customers, continuing its effort to expand beyond its core ad business and capitalize on its viral Muse agent, the Journal’s Meghan Bobrowsky reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

No matter how well their defense played, the split-personality Chargers didn’t have the offensive juice to capitalize on those takeaways.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

With “To Catch a Predator” already a hit, NBC execs decide to move the show to a primetime slot to capitalize on its success.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

On a personal level, my relations with Chief Buthelezi were close and respectful, and I hoped to capitalize on that.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Selling the silver production rights could generate $1.1 billion to $1.8 billion in cash proceeds as it capitalizes on the elevated price of silver, the analysts say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Mitch Marner scores three goals as Vegas capitalizes on three first-period goals and holds off a late Ducks surge to take a 6-2 win and a 2-1 series lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 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

You cannot get anybody to talk about the Ten Commandments; therefore, there is nobody to listen; therefore nobody capitalizes them.

From H. R. by Edwin Lefevre

The NFL has capitalized on that demand by creating more stand-alone games and viewing windows that it can sell separately to distributors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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

There were only four words written on it, each one capitalized.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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

Who ever heard of a major movie studio throwing $75 million at a follow-up that serves no purpose other than capitalizing on learned nostalgia, exacerbated by social media clip farming and seasonal wistfulness?

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

As the war has dragged on, Kyiv has expanded its own defense-technology sector, capitalizing on its expertise in drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The fake ads often offer what appear to be unbeatable deals — capitalizing on people’s desperation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

A reasonable estimate of the additional costs for capitalizing a gradual emancipation program would have increased the national debt to about $125 million.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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