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Recent Examples of optimizingThe work right now isn’t fixing or optimizing.—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026 Rather than optimizing for tasting room conversion or wine club signups, the brand focuses on staying culturally present between purchases through casual events, digital storytelling, and partnerships that keep the brand familiar when consumers do reach for wine.—Erica Duecy, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Treating obesity is about improving and optimizing health.—Jessica Firger, SELF, 29 Jan. 2026 An agentic marketplace is one where autonomous AI systems act with minimal human input—handling tasks such as creating listings, optimizing pricing, matching supply to specific user intent and completing transactions—in a collective, closed-loop process.—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Jan. 2026 One challenge is optimizing how people, from entry-level employees to the most senior executives, work best with agents.—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026 Fetcherr serves as the strategic partner, working with C-suite executives to deliver solutions that meet the business' needs, whether that means maximizing market share, optimizing yield, or finding the right balance between revenue growth and operational efficiency.—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026 By intelligently optimizing pacing, framing, and cliffhangers for mobile viewing, the technology preserves the original narrative.—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026 Ending a relationship, picking a new job or working through a loss can’t be fixed by looking at comparison charts or optimizing logic only.—William Jones
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The organization is also tasked with improving coordination between government agencies and other stakeholders.
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Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Meantime road crews have been working nonstop since Sunday and conditions were improving Monday night, but drivers are still being urged to stay off the roads and travel cautiously as snow continues to fall.
Among the improvements include replacing 42 miles of aging water and wastewater pipeline and upgrading storage tanks, wells, pumping stations, hydrants, meters and wastewater plants, a news release from the company said.
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Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
The projects will include replacing and upgrading railroad tracks, track infrastructure like ballast and rail ties and maintaining rolling stock.