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maximize

[mak-suh-mahyz] / ˈmæk səˌmaɪz /




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To maximize its impact, policymakers and employers must partner to invest in and scale these opportunities nationwide.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Advocates say it would help maximize daylight hours for activities after work and school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

The British energy major ran its refineries hard in the third quarter to maximize diesel production during an unprecedented supply squeeze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

While new hospitals offer longer-term growth opportunities, expansions of existing hospitals and daycare facilities could provide more immediate opportunities to maximize returns from existing assets, she adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

“Economic man,” that great abstraction of economic science, is supposed to do whatever it takes, within certain limits, to maximize his economic advantage.

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

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

“Most people are only setting aside 6% in their retirement plans because that maximizes their employer-match. Catch-ups don’t come into play too often.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 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

Hopkinson told the Financial Times Business of Football Summit last month that Newcastle had not "maximized the opportunity before it".

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

“We have maximized our buy for these components from other sources as much as we could,” Ford COO Kumar Galhotra said on a call with analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

But conventional agriculture focuses on maximized yields through high plant densities.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon

With nine new players on the roster still working on maximizing their on-court chemistry, the Lakers are taking a patient approach to the start of the NBA season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

For many professionals at this stage, the goal isn’t climbing higher, but reducing hours while maximizing their impact on organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

That can make maximizing the owner’s contribution expensive.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

This trade-off almost always falls on the side of maximizing your reach and volume.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

To judge from their behavior, all the rating agencies worried about was maximizing the number of deals they rated for Wall Street investment banks, and the fees they collected from them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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