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maximize

[mak-suh-mahyz] / ˈmæk səˌmaɪz /




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But to maximize the experience, scientists say the best time to observe a supermoon is when it’s close to the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

McDonald’s, Walmart and other companies have faced what the companies say are unfounded claims they are using artificial intelligence to maximize how much they can charge customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

The British energy major ran its refineries hard in the third quarter to maximize diesel production during an unprecedented supply squeeze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In a simulated environment, A.I. agents were each tasked with running a vending machine and told to maximize profits.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

But eventually I noticed Nick switching seats with Bram Greenfeld at lunch—calculated switching, designed to maximize his odds of sitting near Abby.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

You’ll also want to decide whether your next set of tires needs to be the more-expensive, low rolling resistance kind that maximizes EV range, or cheaper, conventional tires that might reduce range by 10%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Banana Ball is fast-paced, hilarious and maximizes fan engagement.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

This approach maximizes bandwidth efficiency and adapts to changes in signal quality.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026

“The WBD Board has been guided by the singular principle of securing a transaction that maximizes the value of our iconic assets and delivers as much certainty as possible to our shareholders,” Warner Bros.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

Intensive agriculture is much more productive but maximizes the land’s exposure.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

In this case, HP also raised prices, maximized the value of the inventory it already had, and tried to push demand to higher-margin products.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Hopkinson told the Financial Times Business of Football Summit last month that Newcastle had not "maximized the opportunity before it".

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

The restaurant’s ambitious, maximized layering of mouth-watering ingredients has been hailed by L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026

“We have maximized our buy for these components from other sources as much as we could,” Ford COO Kumar Galhotra said on a call with analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

Each side minimized its own and maximized the enemy's.

From The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 by William Charles Henry Wood

NASA’s Low Earth Orbit Program provides reliable access to space while maximizing research and development by partnering with private U.S. companies, including SpaceX, to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

That can make maximizing the owner’s contribution expensive.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

This trade-off almost always falls on the side of maximizing your reach and volume.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

When our strategy is about maximizing our growth platforms, expanding margin, there are some key capabilities that you need in order to do that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

To judge from their behavior, all the rating agencies worried about was maximizing the number of deals they rated for Wall Street investment banks, and the fees they collected from them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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