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utility

[yoo-til-i-tee] / juˈtɪl ɪ ti /


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The utility recommends setting air conditioners to 78 degrees, closing curtains during peak sun hours and using fans to circulate the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

To have a chance against a team that was, as Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernández said, “almost playing perfect baseball,” they needed him dialed in and not tinkering, not staying late searching.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Even after the utility spent money on grid improvements, it faced the risk that data-center projects would fall through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Because grid costs are shared, other electricity customers would be left to pick up the tab—and help a utility recoup its investment—if a data-center project falls through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Everyone has an Aunt Matilda who had a vivid dream of a fiery car crash the night before Uncle Mortimer wrapped his Ford around a utility pole.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Electric bill sticker shock is common for customers of investor-owned utilities, but less so for municipally owned utilities such as DWP.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Our Ecuador savings account simplifies daily life since we have it set up to automatically pay ongoing bills for utilities, cellphone service and internet.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Student loans, utilities, a car payment or credit-card balance shrinks that number even further.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

When the VC firm first invested in Ionate, it made products intended primarily for utilities, but Antares saw a use case for data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Data on weekly income, what they paid in rent, in utilities, if they were on public assistance, how long.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee


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