Example Sentences

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Borrowers have been contending with major changes to the program in recent years, and scammers are capitalizing on their confusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Chinese companies are capitalizing on Nvidia’s absence from China’s AI chip market, with other chip designers seeing triple-digit gains on debut.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

No major professional sports league rewards losing quite like the NHL, and few teams are capitalizing the way the Kraken have.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

What’s certain though is that food companies are capitalizing off of celebrities and vice versa.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023

All of them are capitalizing on a wave of tech companies that are drastically shrinking their physical footprints in the wake of the pandemic-induced shift to remote work and the recent economic slowdown.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2023