unusable
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But the exchange’s new computer system stumbled on its first day, failing just before the market opened and remaining unusable to traders for about an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
With the temperature around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, an NGC2 smartphone issued to a Wall Street Journal reporter who attended the drills overheated, rendering it unusable until it cooled down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The path would be unusable during heavy rains, but Bar-Zemer and others say that would be less than 20 days each year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The researchers determined that almost all images captured by the largest camera ever built -- part of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile -- would be rendered unusable.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
My bronze shield still hung on the wall, dented and unusable.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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