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democratize

[dih-mok-ruh-tahyz] / dɪˈmɒk rəˌtaɪz /


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"That would truly democratize access to CAR-T cell therapy."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

“We want to democratize access to clean energy and feel like this is a way of being able to do that quickly and safely.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Some of these platforms have become key players treating the millions of Americans taking GLP-1s to lose weight, and they have helped democratize access to GLP-1 medications, which provide health benefits far beyond weight loss.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

The cord-cutting revolution was supposed to democratize television, liberating citizens from corporate gatekeepers.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

He never had an imperious young autocrat to democratize.

From The Prairie Mother by Arthur E. Becher

It democratizes constitutional enforcement because it poses the simplest and most urgent question: Does the state have actual grounds to take away this person’s liberty?

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

It democratizes royal dignity, extending it to everyone—man and woman, slave and sovereign, each bearing inestimable worth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The business partners said their service-charge model democratizes a dining staff’s earnings for everyone in their restaurants, and that customers are offered information that states the fee is not a tip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

I think that what having this as a docuseries does is, in some ways, democratizes access.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2023

“I know that how China democratizes and comes to value human rights, that’s the Chinese people’s responsibility and work.”

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022

An unexpected consequence is that it democratized the whole stage experience for the band members.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Social media has democratized food storytelling in remarkable ways, but it has also created an endless stream of restaurant rankings, viral menu hacks and “must-try” lists that reward speed over substance.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

New York City: By streaming the pulse of Wall Street, this invention democratized financial information and laid the groundwork for the modern, high-speed global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Boeing 747 jumbo jet, which democratized air travel in the 1970s, was only possible thanks to powerful jet engines developed in the 1960s for the massive C-5 military transport plane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

He had reduced private ownership of land, nationalized certain sectors of the economy, pioneered rapid industrialization, democratized education, and built a modem army.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

And just as democratizing access to the internet was a policy concern in the 2000s, ensuring that people can easily get offline is becoming a focus of this era.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

I am intrigued by the possibility of AI democratizing knowledge inside firms, helping workers go beyond their immediate domain of expertise and expand into areas that would otherwise require help from specialists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

The fund was founded in 2022 with the mission of democratizing access to top private tech companies, Benjamin Miller, the CEO of Fundrise, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026

Supporters see it as a potentially democratizing tool for independent artists locked out of traditional representation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

Barack and I knew we wanted to do a better job of democratizing the White House, making it feel less elitist and more open.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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