magnify

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While energy prices are naturally volatile, the fund relies on borrowed money to magnify the already-generous yields it collects from its pipeline and infrastructure stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“In fact, kicking the can down the road would not eliminate reductions. Kicking the can down the road will actually magnify them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Much of that money will be squandered on capabilities that do more to magnify our weaknesses than to sharpen our strengths.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

Many traders have looked to magnify their bullish bitcoin trades, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

The lesson of Ya-Ya and John Wesley is that small, close-knit groups have the power to magnify the epidemic potential of a message or idea.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell