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optimization

[op-tuh-muh-zey-shuhn] / ˌɒp tə məˈzeɪ ʃən /


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Through methods like search engine optimization and other nifty page-ranking subterfuge, this nonverified content climbs to the top of search results and people’s consciousness.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

For two decades, companies have relied on search-engine optimization, or SEO, to battle for customer attention online—tuning keywords and backlinks to climb Google’s rankings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

This makes the reaction particularly useful for late-stage optimization, a stage of drug discovery where scientists fine tune molecules to improve how medicines perform.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

I wish I could say that was the only time I chased virtue and optimization until I crashed out hard — exhausted, confused and disconnected from my own hunger — but it wasn’t.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

Religion as a human experience appears in this world as a powerful tool for the optimization of the effort involved, because it effectively constitutes a synchronizing mechanism.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai