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capitalize

[kap-i-tl-ahyz] / ˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪz /


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Bhagwat’s U.S. appearance aims to capitalize on Modi’s political ascension and popularity among the Indian diaspora, including the fast-growing, nearly 4.8 million population of Americans whom the Census Bureau identifies as ethnic Indian.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

“Nvidia continues to make strategic commitments across supply, infrastructure, and partner ecosystems to capitalize on the substantial growth opportunities ahead,” they said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Nvidia earnings are Wednesday but rival Advanced Micro Devices is the chip maker that could capitalize on booming CPU demand.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

There’s not a sports parent who hasn’t asked him or herself: am I doing this correctly, and the system is set up to capitalize on that anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

“The b is capitalized. You wouldn’t usually capitalize the first letter of a color.”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

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

A BNP Paribas analyst thinks Lumentum’s stock can climb another 40% as it ramps production capacity for ultrahigh-powered lasers and capitalizes on AI-driven demand for its products.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 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

The Method of Stimulation and Sublimation This method is rather closely akin to that of substitution, with the exception that it capitalizes on tendencies already in operation and raises them to a higher level.

From Principles of Teaching by Adam S. Bennion

Last year it was Belgium’s Wout van Aert, who capitalized on Pogacar’s weariness to take the last stage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Those stock dips then crossed the Pacific and fueled a stateside panic, causing even highly capitalized players like SpaceX and Oracle to plunge in value.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

For the year ending March 31, 2026, Take-Two reported $2.3 billion of capitalized software-development costs.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

The B&O was capitalized at $3 million, with half of the stock sold to the state of Maryland and the city of Baltimore, the other half to an eager public.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

There were only four words written on it, each one capitalized.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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

“The Russians are very good at capitalizing on people’s rage. And I was very angry.”

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

The fake ads often offer what appear to be unbeatable deals — capitalizing on people’s desperation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

SLB has looked beyond the Middle East, capitalizing on revenue opportunities in other regions and in the AI market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

A reasonable estimate of the additional costs for capitalizing a gradual emancipation program would have increased the national debt to about $125 million.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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