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optimize

[op-tuh-mahyz] / ˈɒp təˌmaɪz /


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“This decision will optimize our store network and allocate resources more effectively to better serve our customers,” the company said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

He relies on CrossFit training, running, meditation, nutrition and sleep to optimize resilience, clarity of thought and decision-making.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Understanding this mechanism could help researchers design and optimize future RNA-based therapeutics and vaccines by better understanding how cells respond to large amounts of RNA," Yang said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Wrongful termination claims in the tech world are common immediately preceding large funding rounds as investors seek to optimize financial metrics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He taught her how to tell time and direction from the stars, and she showed him how to open the expert software in the boards to optimize them for night travel.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

“Advertisers provide initial inputs, including budget and duration, and Amazon’s AI plans, executes, and continually optimizes the rest,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

He expects Nestlé’s revenue growth to reaccelerate as it optimizes its portfolio around areas like coffee and pet care.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

He’s the person who builds things, not one who optimizes supply chains.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

Mattel said the job cuts are part of an effort to save money as the company optimizes for growth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

Such a structure is generated by the technological implementation of the brain, and it optimizes the activity of the brain in a section of the external reality.

From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Dorin Teodor Moisa

The company recently bought a large portfolio of 800 MHz spectrum, and got approval from the FCC to launch 15,000 satellites optimized for global 2GHz spectrum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Slack, Instagram, Netflix, ChatGPT and others are optimized to take advantage of the larger inner screen, as well, of course, as Apple’s own apps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Once the coronagraph's focus had been optimized, engineers returned to the Wide Field Instrument for another round of adjustments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Using their optimized conditions, they successfully synthesized lactones from 18 different ketone compounds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The members decided to fund two machines of different sizes, each optimized to produce different particles; the only question left was which lab would build which machine.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

“That is our focus versus the way that many other groups might be optimizing for media and data,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Now, the company is focusing on optimizing its business and improving customer service, Jordan said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Now, on to the task of optimizing as much as you can.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The term is less a description of any particular food than a prediction about what happens when the people optimizing a restaurant become increasingly distant from the people cooking in it.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The White House, one learns, operates with the express purpose of optimizing the well-being, efficiency, and overall power of one person—and that’s the president.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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