Example Sentences

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Year-end tax planning must account for both layers, or you are optimizing only half the equation.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

“Then we have to adjust our strategy so that we are optimizing the level of connection that our workforce experiences.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023

"We are optimizing our setup, and we are validating it against a variety of pathological samples in clinical isolates of bacteria, not only E. coli," Alijani said, alluding to ongoing studies.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2022

“We are optimizing our manufacturing process, really every month, and continually growing our manufacturing footprint and as we fill up our factories that is when we can lower unit cost,” Woodside said.

From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2021

I’m not totally sure what the algorithms are optimizing for, but my brain is better at it, whatever it is.

From The Verge • May 10, 2016