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magnify

[mag-nuh-fahy] / ˈmæg nəˌfaɪ /




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JPMorgan, for example, points out that more leveraged single-stock exchange-traded funds, which use options to magnify returns, were launched in the past year than for any other category.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

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

The pain in the back of his head pounded away, threatening to magnify dramatically if he so much as cracked his eyelids.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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