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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

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

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

That is why MarketWatch exists, to democratize financial news, and why The Moneyist column exists too.

From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026

In their religious policy the tyrants went far to democratize Greek religion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

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

“It democratizes the commercial world and allows smaller brands to get a broader audience than they would otherwise,” he says.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

“It actually democratizes it for everyone,” LaMadrid added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2022

Deepfake technology democratizes such efforts, offering a cheap and widely available tool for animating old photos or creating convincing fake videos from scratch.

From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2021

With rentals belly up and access to films democratized, there was no further push to innovate, no concerted attempt to compete with the real Hollywood studios.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The new model for AI deployment will be more democratized, with societal benefits that are widely shared and where companies avoid dependency on a small group of frontier models, he said in the interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Talkies also democratized moviegoing since literacy was no longer required.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 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

AI is democratizing innovation, meaning anyone can now create, automate and experiment.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

“Privée is democratizing entry into a category traditionally controlled by boutique relationships, and resale markups,” said Wayne Geffen, who founded Vivrelle with his wife, Blake Geffen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Advocates position prediction markets as democratizing finance and investment opportunities, arguing they allow individuals to “transform your insights and predictions about the future into tangible assets.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 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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