popularize

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When Tesla announced its plans for the Semi nearly a decade ago, it was seen as a chance to change heavy-duty trucking just as its affordable and versatile Model 3 helped popularize electric cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Strategy, formerly known as Microstrategy, helped popularize the concept when it started buying large amounts of bitcoin in 2020.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Early advertising campaigns helped popularize terms like "litterbug," while today the focus has shifted to "chemical recycling," promoted by industry as a way to break plastics down into their basic building blocks.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

The 14-year-old tech company is still losing money and has seen its share price tumble as it barrels forward to popularize augmented reality glasses next year.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

It came about because Kepler wrote one of the first works of science fiction, intended to explain and popularize science.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan