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[op-tuh-mahyz] / ˈɒp təˌmaɪz /


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"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

More recently, Braze has implemented artificial intelligence to help marketers optimize content, offers, channels and timing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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

But we’re living in a time of hair transplants, peptides and body contouring, all appealing to men who want to optimize their appearance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

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

Apple’s new CEO is a 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

James Cadwallader, co-founder and chief executive of New York-based Profound, which optimizes brand visibility in AI search, said his team typically works full time in the office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

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

Braze’s platform is optimized for high-volume, real-time B2C engagement, according to Salesforce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The findings challenge the assumption that birds traveling enormous distances must have wings optimized primarily for efficient long-distance flight.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 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

This is the problem with imagining hospitality as another task that can be optimized.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

As a result, brands are optimizing their content to be discovered through different stages of AI browsing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 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

However, the company is optimizing its systems to allow agents at checkout, so it will be ready if it changes its strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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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