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magnify

[mag-nuh-fahy] / ˈmæg nəˌfaɪ /




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A single supermassive black hole can dramatically magnify a background star, but only when the alignment is almost perfect.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Leverage can magnify gains — but also amplify losses on the way down.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

This pattern has helped to magnify the party's seat losses, which currently stand at 250 seats or half of all those it has been trying to defend.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

And don’t forget Berkshire’s special sauce: A pile of permanent capital that it can magnify with its insurance float.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Her knowledge of the buck’s imminent death seemed to magnify everything: the beauty of the animal, the smell of the forest, the beating of her heart.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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