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mobilize

[moh-buh-lahyz] / ˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪz /


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“Central banks want to know they can access and mobilize their gold when they need it.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 6, 2026

But is the intent to mobilize the public’s power, or to recruit their viewership?

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Ten years after World War I, a decade during which governments began to mobilize public opinion on an unprecedented scale, Edward Bernays offered “Propaganda,” a remarkably frank guide to mass persuasion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Black clergy in the city, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, are redoubling their efforts to mobilize voters.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

He believed what was necessary was to mobilize thousands to make their case in the court of public opinion.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

At its best, liberalism in America focuses attention on the gap between principles and practices and mobilizes public support to close these gaps.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

Development Finance Corporation, a government agency that typically mobilizes capital for investment in developing countries, will provide discounted political risk insurance and guarantees for maritime transit.

From Barron's Mar. 5, 2026

He has also served as the executive director of Global Justice, an organization that educates and mobilizes students around global human rights and economic justice.

From Salon Feb. 11, 2025

Art mobilizes against bullets, bombs and tanks in “Porcelain War,” a documentary about how beauty not only persists amid the wreckage of warfare but serves as a necessary existential weapon of its own.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2025

“Look how El Lider mobilizes the people to protect his causes,” Jorge del Pino told his daughter.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Texans have mobilized across the state to oppose the new developments, airing concerns that the facilities will drain local water supplies, drive up electric bills and cause noise, light and air pollution.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

Instead, the conflict has emboldened Iran’s leaders and mobilized their supporters.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

However, Spanish law enforcement mobilized a mass-return effort in Ceuta, and by Friday afternoon local time, 48,300 had been sent back to Morocco, according to the Spanish government, with many more en route.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

CHICAGO—When Maria Moctezuma learned that a project on busy Archer Avenue would replace on-street parking with bike lanes and reduce traffic from two lanes to one, she mobilized residents and grabbed a bullhorn to protest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

“I’m concerned about the civilians,” he said, “because I don’t want the world to be mobilized against you as a butcher.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

To win, El-Sayed is counting on mobilizing a progressive base, outraged by Trump's second term, and targeting bread-and-butter issues of importance across the political divide.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

The exercises include mobilizing 20,000 reserve troops, slowing mobile internet, and testing drone tactics inspired by Ukraine and Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Last month, Bass issued orders mandating Lineage remove all food waste within 45 days and mobilizing resources to assist the community.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Some older borrowers are mobilizing online in hopes of having their debts wiped out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The nonproducers mobilizing them included chiefs, priests, bureaucrats, and warriors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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