galvanize

Example Sentences

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Even starting a niche, alternative product can help galvanize broader change, said Jiye Son, the founder and chief executive of Anew, noting that a lot of chemical companies also have cosmetic departments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

"We hope that this study will galvanize efforts to have yeast on board in future space explorations."

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

Five years since 17-year-old Darnella Frazier stood on the curb outside Cup Foods, raised her phone, and bore witness to nine minutes and 29 seconds that would galvanize a global movement against racial inequality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

The hope, Nichols said, was that it would resonate with others and galvanize them to advocate for the government to change course.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2025

“Kudirat’s death will not be in vain, it will only galvanize the democratic movement in a way that even her life did not! I just wrote an article about this issue online in Nigerian Village.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie