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commercialized

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past tense of commercialize

as in commodified

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Bleach should never be used on a mattress, even if it’s diluted.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
Even so, Wemlinger says the combo was used in much the same way throughout the home.

— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026

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Three more defendants have been sentenced to a total of 155 months in prison for their role in the Feeding Our Future Fraud scheme–the $250 MILLION scheme that exploited a program intended to feed thousands of children in Minnesota.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
Early on July 11, agent 38148c found and exploited a zero-day in the Hugging Face handling of HDF5 files.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

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Companies like Samsung have leveraged the power of transistors to build a wide range of devices and used their industrial prowess to produce them at scale.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
During their careers, Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga, Matt Damon, Ariana Grande and more A-listers have leveraged their fame and fortune for causes close to their hearts.

— Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

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Over the weekend, a supremely happy-seeming Dudamel, before heading to the New York Philharmonic in a couple weeks, milked the thanks in a back-to-the-Bowl, four-night blowout.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
If so, why did the club get milked for nigh-on £10million to buy Jaissle out of his Al Ahli contract?

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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