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diversify

[dih-vur-suh-fahy, dahy-] / dɪˈvɜr səˌfaɪ, daɪ- /
VERB
spread out; branch out
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Saudi Arabia is aiming to diversify its economy away from its dependence on oil revenues, including via investment in the leisure and entertainment industry.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The plates are a reminder of a time in the 1980s when Brown-Forman acquired the Lenox china company and a luggage brand to diversify.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

He says the country must diversify and reduce its reliance on the United States, which currently accounts for roughly 70 percent of Canadian exports.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

It can shop for the next decade rather than the next year, placing targeted bets across sleep, gene editing, cancer and psychedelics to diversify before the obesity-drug boom eventually slows.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

They intend to offer housing at an affordable price, the goal being to diversify North Davey.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Archer Chief Executive Adam Goldstein said the deal diversifies the company’s revenue base and brings scale to the business.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

"For China, the pipeline is about energy security and leverage, and less about dependence. It diversifies supply away from maritime chokepoints," he said.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

For Russia, the key question is whether it can maintain influence if Mali diversifies its security ties.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

Researchers believe these findings could help answer a long-standing question about how life diversifies so rapidly under the right conditions.

From Science Daily Apr. 1, 2026

Afar off, a little woody isle, called Il Deserto, swells from the ocean and diversifies its expanse.

From Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents by William Beckford

“We think the firm’s concentration may also limit its ability to penetrate markets as deeply as more diversified peers like McDonald’s,” Felhandler said.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

Of the two, the State Street ETF has done better because it is more diversified into home-furnishing retail and building materials.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

To that end, Netflix has diversified the type of content it offers, adding games, video podcasts and live events like NFL football games to its platform.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

And traders who diversified their portfolios say it has helped cushion the blow from the stock market rout.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Moody’s and S&P were piling up these triple-B bonds, assuming they were diversified, and bestowing ratings on them—without ever knowing what was behind the bonds!

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Since taking office in March 2025, Carney has focused on diversifying economic partnerships to reduce Canada's reliance on the US market.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Earlier this year, Stanley Druckenmiller spoke of diversifying his portfolio and giving artificial intelligence less of a starring role, but his most recent quarterly holdings show that may be easier said than done.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Fresno has also invested in diversifying its economy and closing socioeconomic gaps in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The company is diversifying beyond its crypto business into areas such as social media, though those ventures have yet to generate significant revenue, Thielen said.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

They knew how significant it was that another one of us had made it; it was like one more step toward diversifying fencing.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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