maximize
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Some folks want to delay claiming Social Security until they are 67 or even 70 in order maximize their monthly benefits and reduce reliance on investment withdrawals later in life.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
At the very minimum, set your contribution rate to at least maximize any match your employer offers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I did that yesterday, when I was a kid,” he sings over hectic guitar strums, and his trilling digital falsetto, warped to maximize irritation, makes clear that those days are far behind him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Whether it was a weird way or not, we learned a lot about how to try to be able to maximize him,” McVay said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The crew quarters stood against the outer hull of the constantly spinning ship to maximize simulated gravity.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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I asked them if there’s a ratio of assets to spending that maximizes the odds of a secure retirement—even if stock returns stink or you turn out to be Methuselah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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
This increases the odds you itemize, clears the future AGI floor, and maximizes deductions while the rules are more favorable.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
Intensive agriculture is much more productive but maximizes the land’s exposure.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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
The effect of clipping is context collapse maximized to further a hasty impression of a vaguely famous person.
From Slate ● May 6, 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
In addition, by involving all interested and responsible individuals, groups, or organizations at an early stage, cooperative efforts can be maximized and disagreements identified and minimized.
From Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska by United States Department of Commerce
The Italian bank said Friday that it is analyzing, together with advisors, its strategic options with the goal of maximizing long-term value for all stakeholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“We’re coming up with new ways on how to improve and maximizing potential,” Anderson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Instead of attempting full reusability from the beginning, the design focuses on partial reuse while maximizing efficiency.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Most of the break-even analyses and general advice I see focus solely on maximizing total lifetime Social Security benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 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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