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capitalize

[kap-i-tl-ahyz] / ˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪz /


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Both funds offer decent ways to gain exposure to copper for those looking to capitalize on the metal’s long-term supply challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Sales at the brand, whose jeans were one of the 1990s core staples, sagged after consumers shifted to newer designs and the company failed to capitalize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

After being unable to capitalize on a plus-four turnover margin in a 24-16 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, McDaniel knows he has to find ways to fix the Chargers’ offense — and fast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Rams struggle with penalties and turnovers as the Broncos capitalize on two key interceptions from Talanoa Hufanga to defeat the Rams 30-26.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

If I’ve learned anything in my studies, it’s that the greatest investors capitalize in times of crisis.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The latest transaction is designed to “accelerate capability development and time to market while ensuring Boeing capitalizes on its investments in these technologies over the past two decades,” Brian Yutko, a Boeing vice president, said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Jonsson’s silences always seem to say so much and in “Wasteman” he capitalizes on his reserved demeanor and smaller frame to create a character who is much less frightening than those around him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

Borges expects Azure to drive revenue estimates higher in 2026 as it capitalizes on a “fungible” capacity, meaning that its data centers can be easily utilized for a variety of different workloads and customers.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026

The one-minute spot cleverly capitalizes on the zeitgeist’s knowledge of Paltrow’s relationship to Martin and uses that joke to spin the conversation in another direction, highlighting the Astronomer product’s actual function.

From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2025

It should carry a force of anticipation that capitalizes on that great mover to action—curiosity.

From Principles of Teaching by Adam S. Bennion

The NFL has capitalized on that demand by creating more stand-alone games and viewing windows that it can sell separately to distributors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Today, European stocks are a higher-quality, better capitalized version than they were before the 2008 global financial crisis, with partial exposure to the AI/data-center supercycle, accelerating fiscal spending and global orientation, they declare.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Outside of the gym, Chiles has capitalized on her Olympic stardom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old Democratic socialist, capitalized on the state’s leftward turn and voter dissatisfaction with incumbents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

The note lay on the floor in the middle of us and we stared at the four words, each one capitalized.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

As the value of broadcast rights for college football and basketball skyrocketed into the billions of dollars, college-sports rules still prohibited athletes from capitalizing on their fame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

As for ON Semiconductor, he noted that the company is capitalizing on improving demand for the chips specific to the industrial and automotive sectors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Many of the offers centered on capitalizing on their family names and pigeonholing them into commercial pop or hip-hop, which they tried and ultimately disliked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Gen Z itself is capitalizing on the trend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

And capitalizing on diversity is perhaps even more important when it comes to the characters of the oarsmen.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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