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streamline

[streem-lahyn] / ˈstrimˌlaɪn /






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The Treasury Department’s auto-enrollment is meant to streamline the process, but it also creates new questions for families.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The measure is intended to streamline public works decision-making to improve city services and add new sources of revenue by leveraging existing resources such as underutilized city land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

First Minister John Swinney unveiled the plan a month ago, saying it would streamline management and free up resources for frontline care.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Starbucks plans to close around 250 underperforming stores across North America this week, the latest move to streamline and boost the profitability of its operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“They’re amazing creatures—the fastest birds on earth. They’re like shape- shifters, the way they streamline their bodies in the air.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

It eliminates an expensive requirement to build manufactured housing on permanent steel frames, streamlines environmental reviews, and incentivizes cities to provide preapproved home designs, which will simplify things for governments, regulators, and builders.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

The value proposition of generative AI is that it streamlines the process of communicating by skipping connective thought processes.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

The Danbury store is part of a nationwide downsizing as Ethan Allen streamlines stores and lowers expenses while grappling with weak demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Newsom’s office said his proposal “builds on the foundation” of the current successful program and streamlines the state’s demand response strategy.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

It was a thing of graceful beauty even on the ground, its long curving streamlines giving it wonderful symmetry.

From The Black Star Passes by John Wood Campbell

This streamlined process allows estates like your mother’s to be settled more quickly and at a fraction of the cost of traditional probate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

Some applications were streamlined, meaning a higher number of claimants were given leave to remain.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Daniel West’s adaptation hits the major plot points and select lines of dialogue, but has typically, unavoidably, been streamlined and compressed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

The measures allow for deferrals of—or exemptions from—some government fees, support for hotels and streamlined residency processes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The creature had a small head and long flippers and a large, streamlined shell.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Novo Nordisk, the Danish drug giant behind Ozempic, is streamlining its corporate culture and shortening its name as it tries to better compete in the market for weight-loss drugs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

It is also unclear whether this new structure will result in financial savings by cutting senior roles or streamlining departments.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The city intends to add 10,000 housing units downtown in the years ahead, which will require streamlining the development approval process to eliminate hurdles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

The deal could strengthen Maybank’s bancassurance business by deepening cross-selling and streamlining regional insurance operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

It made this tremendous speed by streamlining and through sheer power.

From The Black Star Passes by John Wood Campbell




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