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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

"The stronger businesses may be those that can deliver growth above expectations, convert that growth into cash, fund future investment from a strong balance sheet and still offer enough earnings upside to justify their valuation."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 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

Researchers at Oregon State University have created a new class of materials that can use light to produce hydrogen from water, offering a potentially cleaner way to convert solar energy into fuel.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Like, if it's a sum, maybe we should convert the clues to numbers.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 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

The method converts the distances between events into a single measurement called an SVM score.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

“We think the lockup-expiry overhang is an opportunity rather than a risk, offering a rare entry point into a generational compounder that converts energy into swarming,” the bullish analyst said in a recent client note.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

“It converts saltwater into freshwater,” I tell him.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The fight in San Francisco mirrors friction nationwide in cities that have increasingly installed bike lanes and converted streets to pedestrian use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The team also converted some of the collected skin cells into induced neurons, allowing the researchers to examine cellular recycling in three different cell types.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Some of Kyiv's most vulnerable citizens – the elderly and women with young children – are being offered places in converted sanatoriums and rehabilitation centres in the city's forested outskirts.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Given the misuse of the tool, the Artex project will no longer be updated and will be converted to closed-source," the developer said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

He worked late at night in a small room we’d converted to a study at the rear of our apartment—a crowded, book-strewn bunker I referred to lovingly as the Hole.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

To study how these cells react to inflammatory signals, the researchers developed a method for converting a type of white blood cell into microglia.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 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

Airbnb has been using internal AI tools to build and release app features faster, converting more visitors into paid bookings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 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

The canvas hood had been folded back because of the mild weather, converting the car into a magnificent open tourer.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl




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