maximize

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Second, algorithms designed to maximize engagement amplify extreme content.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Employers that provide defined-benefit plans use private-market assets to maximize risk-adjusted returns—to increase return or to mitigate risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Both CalPERS and CalSTRS said that investment portfolios seek to minimize risk and maximize returns.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Using a tax-advantaged 529 college savings account would maximize growth, although some families prefer the flexibility of a taxable brokerage account.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

In evading and warding off wage increases, employers are of course behaving in an economically rational fashion; their business isn’t to make their employees more comfortable and secure but to maximize the bottom line.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich