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magnify

[mag-nuh-fahy] / ˈmæg nəˌfaɪ /




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Nvidia’s financing and supply-chain moves might help it grow faster now, but magnify its risk longer term.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Treacy said SpaceX’s small free float — the number of shares freely available to trade by the public — was likely helping magnify the stock’s gains.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

JPMorgan, for example, points out that more leveraged single-stock exchange-traded funds, which use options to magnify returns, were launched in the past year than for any other category.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

A single supermassive black hole can dramatically magnify a background star, but only when the alignment is almost perfect.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2026

Anyway, the thick lenses magnify Lolo’s eyes, so they look really big and green from some angles.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

The S&P 500 is weighted by market capitalization, which magnifies the effect of this year’s gains for some of its largest companies.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

When a massive object such as a neutron star passes in front of a more distant star, its gravity bends and magnifies the background star's light.

From Science Daily May 15, 2026

As in all sports novels, climbing offers the characters a framework for living, and Mr. Tallent magnifies every aspect of its metaphoric potential.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

The prospect of fame magnifies pathologies that have been intensifying over time.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2025

“She has put so much energy into this place that it’s practically glowing with it. It magnifies everything that’s alive. I think I’ll be able to feel when you need me.”

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

For someone like Ariana Grande, who has millions of eyes on her at all times, the potential for harm is astronomically magnified.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Garrett’s influence could be magnified if Donald, a three-time defensive player of the year, ends a two-year retirement to pursue another Super Bowl ring.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

Exchange-traded funds designed to allow traders to place magnified bets on stocks and other assets have seen a surge in investor interest in recent years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The sadness at the loss of a friend to many, magnified by the horror of what we were to later learn about its horrific circumstances.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Little things—a cricket on a stem, the veined branches on a leaf—are magnified, brought from the background in achingly clear focus.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

But the order will leave its mark by magnifying the confusion many parents already face in making decisions about their children’s immunizations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

"I suppose you've got to be a bit nerdy," he says, explaining he takes a magnifying glass with him diving.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Those natural "cosmic magnifying glasses" could provide some of the strongest evidence yet for this new picture of the invisible universe.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

For example, a fund magnifying returns in bitcoin hoarding company Strategy is down 99% in just 19 months.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Leeuwenhoek’s microscope evolved from the magnifying glasses employed by drapers to examine the quality of cloth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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