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“We do our best to capitalize on whatever opportunities we have, and I think we were well prepared for it,” team president Stan Kasten said.

Politicians and the media also capitalize on the long-standing human fear of outgroups — the "Other" — people who seem different from your tribe and who threaten your way of life.

Growers have also planted vast new pistachio orchards over the last decade, dramatically expanding production as they have sought to capitalize on the lucrative crop.

In the wake of Donald J. Trump’s election victory, his family business is poised to capitalize on his presidency with a variety of new ventures, according to a New York Times review of financial records and interviews with people knowledgeable about his finances.

In keeping a seat at the table, they are bucking the norms for how development in L.A. typically is done, in which owners sell to outside developers looking to capitalize on the rising fortunes of once-neglected historic neighborhoods.