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to make as great as possible in amount or degree The magazine contained tips to maximize the effect of a workout.
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Recent Examples of maximizes This layout maximizes projectile acceleration while keeping the weapon compact and easy to handle. —
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026 The home's single glass door opens directly into its living room, which maximizes its utility with a sofa bed for guests, a storage unit, and a table. —Adam Williams april 04, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026 Where many traditional styles lean understated, with tight corners and neutral palettes, Lulu & Georgia maximizes the visual footprint of this upholstered bed with a ruffled lining and bold prints and colorways. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026 Our expert take The American Express Business Gold Card maximizes spending with flexible bonus reward categories based on where your business spends the most. —Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026 This format maximizes your potential payout ceiling, but mathematically requires a 100% success rate -- all legs must hit for the entry to yield a positive return. —Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 For those whose skin leans on the drier side, year-round, hydration flooding with essences, toners, and ampoules maximizes hydration without adding unwanted heaviness. —Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026 Between those two extremes, there’s a sweet spot that maximizes your time near VO2 max. —Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Mar. 2026 This straightforward yet effective step not only enhances germination but also maximizes the plants' health and vitality. —Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 13 Mar. 2026
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026 The home's single glass door opens directly into its living room, which maximizes its utility with a sofa bed for guests, a storage unit, and a table. —Adam Williams april 04, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026 Where many traditional styles lean understated, with tight corners and neutral palettes, Lulu & Georgia maximizes the visual footprint of this upholstered bed with a ruffled lining and bold prints and colorways. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026 Our expert take The American Express Business Gold Card maximizes spending with flexible bonus reward categories based on where your business spends the most. —Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026 This format maximizes your potential payout ceiling, but mathematically requires a 100% success rate -- all legs must hit for the entry to yield a positive return. —Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 For those whose skin leans on the drier side, year-round, hydration flooding with essences, toners, and ampoules maximizes hydration without adding unwanted heaviness. —Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026 Between those two extremes, there’s a sweet spot that maximizes your time near VO2 max. —Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Mar. 2026 This straightforward yet effective step not only enhances germination but also maximizes the plants' health and vitality. —Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 13 Mar. 2026
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According to this law, heat always flows from a hotter to a cooler object, which in turn increases that cooler object’s entropy.— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
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The project increases Georgia’s already strong presence in the growing defense industry.— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Okta could have room to run as a potential rise in agentic artificial intelligence boosts business for the security software firm, according to Raymond James.— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
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It’s also designed to perfect imperfections, while licorice root extract and calendula add hydration and squalene boosts collagen production.— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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This integration enhances operational effectiveness and allows forces to maintain strategic advantage in contested environments.— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
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Fragrances and discreetly placed incense will diffuse gradually throughout the rooms, creating a soft, steam-like presence that enhances the environment.— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Any presence on the interior that augments the pass rush would be welcome, no matter the primary position.— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
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