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maximize

[mak-suh-mahyz] / ˈmæk səˌmaɪz /




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“If I have a certain number of trips left in me, which ones matter and how can I maximize that experience,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Some folks want to delay claiming Social Security until they are 67 or even 70 in order maximize their monthly benefits and reduce reliance on investment withdrawals later in life.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

When today’s starters exit a game, they are simply replaced by a bullpen arm who comes in and does the same thing: maximize effort for velocity and spin on every pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Indeed, authorities stressed in a Thursday meeting that they would maximize existing measures, and promised to accelerate fiscal spending and bond utilization to boost domestic demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The crew quarters stood against the outer hull of the constantly spinning ship to maximize simulated gravity.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

I asked them if there’s a ratio of assets to spending that maximizes the odds of a secure retirement—even if stock returns stink or you turn out to be Methuselah.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Banana Ball is fast-paced, hilarious and maximizes fan engagement.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

This approach maximizes bandwidth efficiency and adapts to changes in signal quality.

From Science Daily Apr. 2, 2026

The bank forecasts sales of $2 billion by 2027, but says the figure could be as high as $6 billion so long as Novo maximizes its head start over its closest rival.

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

Intensive agriculture is much more productive but maximizes the land’s exposure.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

In this case, HP also raised prices, maximized the value of the inventory it already had, and tried to push demand to higher-margin products.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

Art, increasingly, is maximized to encompass us, and Cosm understands this moment well.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

The effect of clipping is context collapse maximized to further a hasty impression of a vaguely famous person.

From Slate May 6, 2026

For example, Lilly executives thought they had maximized production of tirzepatide, the main ingredient in its top-selling weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound, to meet the explosive demand that led to widespread shortages early on.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

In addition, by involving all interested and responsible individuals, groups, or organizations at an early stage, cooperative efforts can be maximized and disagreements identified and minimized.

From Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska by United States Department of Commerce

Thompson has proven that so far in Chargers training camp, sprinting around defenders and maximizing his 5-foot-9, 170-pound frame in passing drills.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

“If you have access to a health savings account, consider maximizing those contributions as well,” said Taylor, “as they can provide tax benefits today and in retirement.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Instead of attempting full reusability from the beginning, the design focuses on partial reuse while maximizing efficiency.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

FinOps—a blend of finance, engineering and product—emerged from the cloud-adoption boom of the 2010s as an approach to managing and maximizing the business value of technology and cloud spending.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Regiomontanus’s procedure for measuring parallax ideally involved comparing the apparent position of a celestial object soon after dark with its apparent position not long before dawn, thus maximizing the parallax to be measured.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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