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optimize

[op-tuh-mahyz] / ˈɒp təˌmaɪz /


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We’re all sitting at home sipping adaptogenic mushroom tonics, journaling our feelings and politely declining invitations to any event after 7 p.m. because we’d rather optimize our sleep scores than take a tequila shot.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

There’s another challenge over the horizon after CMOs optimize for AI chatbots—proving that their efforts did anything for sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Connected devices routinely send information back to the router to help optimize wireless communication.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

The highly anticipated game that was launched in July has experienced moderate performance so far, but its developers could continue to optimize its in-game experience after receiving feedback from gamers, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 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

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

He’s the person who builds things, not one who optimizes supply chains.

From MarketWatch Apr. 21, 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

The app optimizes messages in low-connectivity areas and provides features such as a sticker maker and disappearing messages.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 16, 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

I have optimized away the moments in which friendship used to appear.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The new AI accelerator is optimized to meet the demands of current and future AI models, OpenAI said, adding that engineering samples are now running machine learning workloads, including its GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark text-only coding model.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

However, Sobko said the Nvidia GB300 systems are optimized both for model development and high-performance inference workloads.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

It is curated, ranked, monetized and constantly optimized using first-party data that tracks what people watch, when they watch it and how they respond to ads.

From Salon Jun. 21, 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

Excelling at work and yardwork fits the modern professional’s fixation on optimizing everything.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Future studies are expected to focus on orthotopic validation, optimizing dosing strategies, tracking nitric oxide activity over longer periods, and investigating the underlying mechanisms in additional central nervous system tumor models.

From Science Daily Jun. 27, 2026

Back then, it said the cuts were aimed at optimizing expenses External link as it works toward launching its new midsize platform in 2027, developing robo-taxis, and moving into new markets.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

For more detailed analysis, Boldin can model various retirement-income strategies, while Maximize My Social Security focuses specifically on optimizing Social Security claiming decisions.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 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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