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"One potential future direction is to repurpose these drugs to target overactivation of glial cells and perhaps reverse some of the phenotypes in tauopathies"

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

The federal Bureau of Land Management released documents Thursday saying the company’s plan to repurpose 162 miles of the pipeline to transport water “will not significantly affect” the environment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Essentially, the auto maker will repurpose battery capacity once destined for EVs into backup power packs for utilities and data centers.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

James Kingett, from SRTRC, said the charity had also lost a significant number of local authority contracts after austerity measures saw many councils repurpose funding.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

“I just remember the classic Roach Motel slogan that, apparently, the poster is attempting to repurpose for a Latinx audience. Catch you later, Kojo!”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Features inherited from aquatic ancestors were retained, repurposed, simplified, and eventually lost as insects became increasingly adapted to terrestrial life.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

The SynergyCells plant, originally designed to produce 27 gigawatt hours of EV batteries annually, could be repurposed to serve the fast-growing U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Watching Banderas spend a day simmering his own handcrafted ketchup simply to store it in repurposed Heinz bottles says everything about the guy’s devotion to food and his indifference toward marketing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

There are eight fewer sports involved compared to 2014, given the short build-up, and venues from 12 years ago have been repurposed.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

“What did you do?” said Molly as she helped Clara wrap a cord across Anat’s chest, repurposed from one of the rolls of spare carpet bundled up in the corner.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

"Additionally, our study suggests potential therapeutic opportunities to expedite this process, such as repurposing drugs like SGLT2 inhibitors, which have shown promise in reducing inflammation and promoting immune-mediated clearance of senescent cells in obesity."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

The Bureau of Land Management said in its authorization that repurposing the pipeline for water “would comply with all applicable statutes and regulations.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

China’s quick-commerce market, repurposing food-delivery networks for rapid urban retail, is projected to reach $126.7 billion by 2029.

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

"We have learned things from the pandemic, particularly around the benefit of repurposing known drugs to treat infections," she said.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

They had very little, but that wasn’t immediately obvious: Mia was good at repurposing.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng