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maximize

[mak-suh-mahyz] / ˈmæk səˌmaɪz /




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Advocates say it would help maximize daylight hours for activities after work and school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

There’s good news and bad news on charitable deductions, so plan carefully to maximize benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In a simulated environment, A.I. agents were each tasked with running a vending machine and told to maximize profits.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

The organization was desperate to pair Doncic with a rim-running, lob-catching center to maximize the star guard’s offensive capabilities as he enters the prime of his career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

I had to maximize my expectations for myself because no one else would, and I had to have the guts to pursue what I wanted even though it meant charting my own path.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Regardless of whether the settlement maximizes California’s immediate economic benefits, the states’ ability to delay the transaction and force concessions is presented as a lasting institutional gain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Another lesson: Picking an unshaded, south-facing surface in a yard or on a roof maximizes energy production through the day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

This approach maximizes bandwidth efficiency and adapts to changes in signal quality.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026

“The WBD Board has been guided by the singular principle of securing a transaction that maximizes the value of our iconic assets and delivers as much certainty as possible to our shareholders,” Warner Bros.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

Intensive agriculture is much more productive but maximizes the land’s exposure.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

In this case, HP also raised prices, maximized the value of the inventory it already had, and tried to push demand to higher-margin products.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

The proposed sale stalled after Judge Lopez questioned whether the sale process maximized value for creditors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Art, increasingly, is maximized to encompass us, and Cosm understands this moment well.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

The effect of clipping is context collapse maximized to further a hasty impression of a vaguely famous person.

From Slate ● May 6, 2026

But conventional agriculture focuses on maximized yields through high plant densities.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon

The popularity of rewards programs has created a subculture of people obsessed with maximizing their benefits, with cardholders now keeping spreadsheets and setting up calendar reminders to ensure they don’t miss out on perks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

NASA’s Low Earth Orbit Program provides reliable access to space while maximizing research and development by partnering with private U.S. companies, including SpaceX, to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

That can make maximizing the owner’s contribution expensive.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

This trade-off almost always falls on the side of maximizing your reach and volume.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

To judge from their behavior, all the rating agencies worried about was maximizing the number of deals they rated for Wall Street investment banks, and the fees they collected from them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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