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amplify

[am-pluh-fahy] / ˈæm pləˌfaɪ /


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Meanwhile, several leveraged ETFs have been filed with the SEC that aim to amplify the daily performance of Anthropic’s shares after the IPO.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Because the scattered signal is extremely weak, a second laser beam is used to amplify it through interference, allowing the microscope to detect structures that would otherwise be difficult to observe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Most recently, in March, her BMW was stolen from outside her home using an antenna to amplify the signal from the key fob inside her house.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

That leverage, it warns, could amplify the shock to global economies from a slowdown in AI investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

There was no need to amplify the introduction.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

A former chief AI officer at Microsoft’s business application group, she said that deploying AI without updating older systems is problematic, given that AI amplifies strengths and weaknesses in a system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"The Earth-ionosphere cavity acts as a natural resonator that amplifies electromagnetic waves right around the mass range we wanted to probe."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

His intentional balance of silence and audio amplifies one of the movie’s most famous moments, Adenoid Hynkel’s gibberish speech, into a bombastic, hilarious aural onslaught.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

The Rumbler interacts with a standard police siren, which generates around 110 to 120 decibels, and amplifies that sound through its speakers in eight-second intervals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The words echo around the square and beyond as the mike amplifies my voice.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

WSL attendances rocketed, media coverage surged and clubs amplified their women's teams.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Trump has described Zacharia as an “attorney,” as did chyrons for TV appearances that Zacharia amplified on social media, CNN reports.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Sortor posted a short audio clip, and Elon Musk amplified the claim repeatedly from his account.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

Tightening financial conditions have amplified concerns about the fiscal health of advanced economies such as the U.S., sending bond yields to multiyear highs—one of the clearest alarm bells markets can ring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

And my emotions were similarly amplified: The highs were higher; the periods of despair were deeper and darker.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Additionally, motivation, even beyond the content creation monetization that Adams pointed out, can sometimes be connected exclusively to the idea of supporting and amplifying Black art and artists while deprioritizing inquiries of their merit.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Meanwhile, rising energy costs are amplifying market jitters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

She will be remembered for amplifying the voices of women in a way that mainstream media at the time either could not, or would not.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The positioning risk, however, would increase should U.S. growth or consumer expectations worsen markedly, amplifying downward pressure through the unwind of profitable long positions.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

The entire greenhouse hummed with power, amplifying his until he was a one-man climate-change phenomenon.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda


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