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convert

[kuhn-vurt, kon-vurt] / kənˈvɜrt, ˈkɒn vɜrt /






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Harrison Mevis failed to convert two field-goal attempts, including a winning kick in overtime that was blocked by Buffalo linebacker Greg Rousseau.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Its role in the Zanjani network was to help convert Iranian oil sales into cryptocurrency, which could be transferred internationally outside the traditional banking system, Israeli Defense Ministry officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Great Britain hope to qualify and in a bid to boost their chances, they are looking to identify male and female athletes from other sports who have the potential to convert.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Plants rely on it during photosynthesis to harvest light, while animals use related processes to efficiently convert food into energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The others all walked around Dragonwings while Father explained things between bites of meat dumpling, trying to convert the jargon of aeronauts into common speech.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

The AQI converts measurements of pollutants into a single figure indicating air quality and potential health risks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The liver converts it into 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the form doctors commonly measure in blood tests to estimate a person's vitamin D status.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Coinbase will supply the stablecoin payment rails and underlying blockchain technology that automatically converts the digital currency into government-issued currency, and Citi will settle the funds as the bank of record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Some converts say they're ditching polish as a way of rebelling against an entrenched female beauty standard or to save time and money.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

When he became an interpreter, do you know how many converts he helped win?

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

At least one of those customers said his reservation was converted into an order for a Roadster capable of using SpaceX thrusters to reach high speeds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Hydrogen peroxide formed during this process can then be converted back into reactive oxygen species at the anode.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The culvert once drained waste water from King James VI Hospital, which was built around 1749-1750 and was converted into flats in the 1970s.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Denver converted just one of 12 third downs and finished with 224 yards, 13 fewer than the Chargers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Almost immediately, the animal was converted into food.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

I understand the logic of spending pretax IRA money first and converting money to Roth, but I’m not sure where that fits in for us.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

She produced 12 winners and made just 11 unforced errors, compared to her opponent's 24, converting five of her 14 break points with some impressive groundstrokes.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Leslie’s expects to hand control of the business to its lenders in exchange for converting their roughly $750 million term loan into equity, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

ORNL's Tao Wang contributed expertise in molten salt chemistry, while ORNL's Logan Kearney supplied high-density polymers and provided expert guidance on possible routes for converting them into higher-value products.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

But after Mr. da Silva took his trip to Greece, he got the idea of converting the hockey field into a theater.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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