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optimize

[op-tuh-mahyz] / ˈɒp təˌmaɪz /


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For example, Hsu said he worked with one company that was proud of the fact that it had more AI agents than employees but was looking to optimize its costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

There is only space to optimize, and streamline, and organize.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

I began gently optimizing my library use the way someone might optimize a coffee-shop punch card.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

“Not every workload requires a complex and expensive frontier model, and Microsoft’s approach helps optimize performance while reducing token consumption.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 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

It automates high-frequency trades on Wall Street, optimizes global supply chains and powers the algorithms behind digital advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 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

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

It includes practical guidance for possible implementation, including optimized device designs and methods for delivering magnetic fields.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Many of the devices being sold are what manufacturers refer to as AI PCs, or computers optimized for on-device AI workloads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

“We’ve made a car that looks like the future, designed and optimized around the passenger” said Ian Kettle, site manager for the Cybercab, on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

It comes as the group sees its server solutions optimized for artificial intelligence fuelling future revenue as the build-out of data centers accelerates.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 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

This isn’t about optimizing every meal, spending three hours prepping identical containers or constructing the sort of Sunday routine that makes you feel behind when you inevitably skip it.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

"A lot of time, optimizing and chasing different shadows."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Some are optimizing, trying to produce the best physical performance at the gym or at work.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

When it comes to fitness and longevity, cardio, strength training and stretching have long gotten the spotlight as the go-to approaches for optimizing our health span and lifespan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The White House, one learns, operates with the express purpose of optimizing the well-being, efficiency, and overall power of one person—and that’s the president.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama



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