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convenience

[kuhn-veen-yuhns] / kənˈvin jəns /


NOUN
useful thing
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Plastic, prefabrication and push-button convenience suggested that mass production could bring elegant, futuristic living — and freedom from drudgery — within reach of the masses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

There are about 148,000 stations that sell fuel in the U.S., according to the NACS, a trade association of convenience and fuel retailers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Dorfman’s products sell particularly well at truck stops and rest area convenience stores: the tiny items keep kids occupied and quiet on long drives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"When people decide to work at a convenience store, we want FamilyMart to be the place they choose," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

"If it's for your own convenience and other people could be harmed, then it's wrong."

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Friends and neighbors were in the dark for weeks with no refrigeration or modern conveniences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The movie projects contempt for the dense from its first frame, sharing a montage of recent pop culture as a stentorian narrator worries that modern conveniences have perverted the concept of survival of the fittest.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

“Who doesn’t want to move to a beautiful, wild area and have all the conveniences of the city? But it really strains the wildland-urban interface.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

It had a waterfall in the lobby, a pool on the roof, valet parking and all sorts of other conveniences.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Each house consisted of two compartments, and each family at Lebrun’s possessed a compartment for itself, fitted out with all the essential paraphernalia of the bath and whatever other conveniences the owners might desire.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin




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