capitalize
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Bhagwat’s U.S. appearance aims to capitalize on Modi’s political ascension and popularity among the Indian diaspora, including the fast-growing, nearly 4.8 million population of Americans whom the Census Bureau identifies as ethnic Indian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Consumers likely brought forward their spending to capitalize on online sales events in June, Long said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Only a few years old, these products have been a hot draw among older investors who want to capitalize on surging markets while still protecting their savings, earning them the moniker “boomer candy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Rosenblatt Securities analyst John McPeake wrote that with artificial-intelligence computing power being so scarce, he expected that CoreWeave would be able to capitalize.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
On a personal level, my relations with Chief Buthelezi were close and respectful, and I hoped to capitalize on that.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Stetson Bennett capitalizes on extended playing time, leading four scoring drives and rushing for two touchdowns in the Rams’ 34-0 preseason win over the Saints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Selling the silver production rights could generate $1.1 billion to $1.8 billion in cash proceeds as it capitalizes on the elevated price of silver, the analysts say in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Borges expects Azure to drive revenue estimates higher in 2026 as it capitalizes on a “fungible” capacity, meaning that its data centers can be easily utilized for a variety of different workloads and customers.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
The one-minute spot cleverly capitalizes on the zeitgeist’s knowledge of Paltrow’s relationship to Martin and uses that joke to spin the conversation in another direction, highlighting the Astronomer product’s actual function.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2025
Property, whether it consumes or hoards or capitalizes, is productive of INUTILITY,—the cause of sterility and death.
From What is Property? by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon
The fund said the banking system remained well capitalized and liquid, with loans and deposits continuing to grow, though liquidity had tightened since the fighting began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The shares have jumped more than 156% so far in 2026 as the company has capitalized on the AI boom.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Those stock dips then crossed the Pacific and fueled a stateside panic, causing even highly capitalized players like SpaceX and Oracle to plunge in value.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Mexico, however, won back their cheers when it capitalized on South Korea’s costly mistake and converted it into a goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
There were only four words written on it, each one capitalized.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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Many of the offers centered on capitalizing on their family names and pigeonholing them into commercial pop or hip-hop, which they tried and ultimately disliked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“The Russians are very good at capitalizing on people’s rage. And I was very angry.”
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The fake ads often offer what appear to be unbeatable deals — capitalizing on people’s desperation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
SLB has looked beyond the Middle East, capitalizing on revenue opportunities in other regions and in the AI market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Albus asked his parents immediately, capitalizing on the momentary absence of his brother.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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