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catalyze

[kat-l-ahyz] / ˈkæt lˌaɪz /
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leaven
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Poon said that SpaceX work on the data centers will help catalyze development of the technology — and he expects his company will be able to hire SpaceX engineers seeking to work at a startup.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Much as “Romneycare” gave rise to the Affordable Care Act, WA Cares could finally catalyze a mandatory, universal long-term-care program at the federal level.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

“We expect the cadence of AI-related order wins to accelerate and catalyze shares,” Dorsheimer wrote.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

It helped catalyze scientific interest in Himalayan glacial lakes.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

One reason why technology tends to catalyze itself is that advances depend upon previous mastery of simpler problems.

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

Recognizing that the more our lives are mediated with digital tools the harder it becomes to live without them has catalyzed less explicitly political pushes for offline attention as well.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

In terms of the stock market set up going into earnings, Evercore notes that “the mood around tech is as cautious as it was in the runup to 1Q26 when earnings catalyzed the market higher.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Since 2021, Michigan Economic Development Corp.’s entrepreneurship and innovation investments catalyzed more than 15,800 jobs and more than 1,400 high-tech companies, with every $1 in state investment leveraging $85 from other sources.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Lindstrom’s work aimed to inspire empathy and humanize those suffering in the margins of society, but it also catalyzed policy change.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2026

His formula is that faith, hope, belief and expectation, all catalyzed by the imagination, lead inevitably to hypnosis.

From A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Powers, Melvin

Artificial intelligence is catalyzing innovation and attracting millions of users.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

So far, the financial benefits of AI are more apparent in the chip sector, catalyzing a rotation out of software stocks.

From MarketWatch Jan. 29, 2026

Fair Isaac’s stock reaction shows some “market jitters about this announcement potentially catalyzing some switching to VantageScore 4.0,” wrote BMO’s Ryan Griffin and Jeffrey M. Silber.

From Barron's Oct. 8, 2025

They are involved, for example, in catalyzing chemical reactions, transferring of electrons, sensing changing environmental conditions and synthesizing other complex metal cofactors.

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 2024

The clays have a complex active surface, given to absorbing and releasing gases and to catalyzing chemical reactions.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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