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maximize

[mak-suh-mahyz] / ˈmæk səˌmaɪz /




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If you expect to live into your 80s or 90s, delaying until 70 may make sense because it would maximize your monthly benefit for the rest of your life.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Economists assume, for example, that consumers with limited income will allocate their budget to maximize utility—choosing the combination of goods that delivers the greatest satisfaction per unit of cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“We want them to remove the blackouts and maximize revenue in any way they can.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

But in practice, the movement’s definitions of good and how to maximize it are at times controversial.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

His penmanship was a sure indicator that he would have had a future at MIT, the minuscule mechanical pencil marks designed to maximize the amount of cryptic data a genius could record on one page.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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