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use

[yooz, yoost, yoos] / juz, just, jus /


NOUN
custom
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Usage

What is another way to say use? The verb use is a general word: to use a telephone; to use a saw and other tools; to use one's eyes; to use eggs in cooking. As applied to persons, use implies some selfish or sinister purpose: to use another to advance oneself. What is used often has depreciated or been diminished, sometimes completely consumed: a used automobile; All the butter has been used. Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting.

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Airbus said it supports a two-pilot cockpit and plans to use technology to make flying safer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

They use mathematical models to predict where markets are going and take pride in removing emotion from investment decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Young people's use of internet platforms like ChatGPT has come under increased scrutiny.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The new Surface Ultra will use Nvidia's state-of-the-art AI chip, RTX Spark, which the semiconductor giant announced earlier this year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

In light of the four realms’ unhelpfulness, he was left with an ushering technique he loathed to use.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Kullberg uses props and costumes and plays all the roles in her videos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Standing before a 20-foot wall of bright blue buckets, he tells one, facing the wrong way, that they don’t carry buckets, that they’re old-fashioned and no one uses them anymore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The production uses advanced equipment including remote underwater cameras, drones, and manned submersibles to capture newly discovered animal behaviours.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Forest Service uses drones to start controlled burns on inaccessible terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

I immediately think of the toxic chemicals the motel uses and shake my head.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Dolly Parton’s estate is alleging that Bryan Seaver, the country icon’s nephew and former head of security, used a “no trespassing” sign and barbed wire to avoid being served legal documents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“But we could not attest to that if we had used Fable, so we just never used it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Various administrations have regularly used it over trade disputes in a number of sectors, from beer to green technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The company added that, for teens who are seen to have used ChatGPT for three consecutive hours or more, their prompts included something related to learning in more than 80% of such cases.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Oh, I’m used to it by now. People can be such idiots. I’ve had to deal with that stuff for years.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"For the state to attempt to execute her again using the same methodology, they would have severe legal hurdles," Tennessee-based defence attorney Stephen Ross Johnson said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The Colorado Springs Fire Department started using drones for aerial surveillance in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Investors are aggressively betting on a sudden turnaround in interest rates, and they’re using call options on exchange-traded funds tied to utilities stocks and long-dated Treasury bonds to do it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

He was driven to build the Sunflower Sound System after performing in clubs around the globe, conversing with the people who built the systems he was using and taking notes about their designs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Guessing a name using yes or no questions could take years!

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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