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optimize

[op-tuh-mahyz] / ˈɒp təˌmaɪz /


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“This decision will optimize our store network and allocate resources more effectively to better serve our customers,” the company said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

As the NFL ramps up the number of games played abroad—in countries such as France, Germany, Spain, Brazil, and Australia—teams are investing vast resources to optimize their travel plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

"Understanding this mechanism could help researchers design and optimize future RNA-based therapeutics and vaccines by better understanding how cells respond to large amounts of RNA," Yang said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Wrongful termination claims in the tech world are common immediately preceding large funding rounds as investors seek to optimize financial metrics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The university had a reputation for spawning world-class scientists exploring how to optimize use of technology in airplanes and in the military, in the tradition of Broadbent and Dr. Treisman.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

“We’re really looking for founders who are building where technology personalizes the experience and optimizes the experience but doesn’t replace the experience,” Ferreira said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

He expects Nestlé’s revenue growth to reaccelerate as it optimizes its portfolio around areas like coffee and pet care.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Mattel said the job cuts are part of an effort to save money as the company optimizes for growth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

To Joel Lewenstein, head of product design at Anthropic, AI slop is “generic content, undifferentiated content — something that optimizes for volume and passive consumption over everything else.”

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025

Such a structure is generated by the technological implementation of the brain, and it optimizes the activity of the brain in a section of the external reality.

From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Dorin Teodor Moisa

Still, he says the company remains optimistic about the category, noting a 35% increase in revenue from PCs optimized for AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Apple says software on the iPad is optimized for the stylus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Once the coronagraph's focus had been optimized, engineers returned to the Wide Field Instrument for another round of adjustments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Using their optimized conditions, they successfully synthesized lactones from 18 different ketone compounds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The members decided to fund two machines of different sizes, each optimized to produce different particles; the only question left was which lab would build which machine.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

“That means tracking performance, rebalancing when needed, and optimizing returns, which shouldn’t be measured in dollars alone,” said Jonathan Hillman, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“We remain focused on increasing output, optimizing our cost structure, and investing in new technologies to support our customers and drive continued growth,” Chief Executive Chris Calio said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Now, on to the task of optimizing as much as you can.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The term is less a description of any particular food than a prediction about what happens when the people optimizing a restaurant become increasingly distant from the people cooking in it.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Twin Cities job market analyst Kristine Jacobs pinpoints what she calls the “money taboo” as a major factor preventing workers from optimizing their earnings.

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


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