convert
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They collaborated on “what became the most significant effort to convert Native peoples in English North America”: a translation of the Bible into the Wampanoag language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
They programmed several types of yeast, including baker's yeast, to take molecules derived from plastic and agricultural leftovers and convert them into proteins, vitamins, and flavoring compounds.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
While Southgate's attempts to convert him into a central player at Euro 2024 ultimately ended in him being dropped from the team, Alexander-Arnold has had some success there in the past.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
It’s the kind of dish that could convert someone skeptical about goat.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
In order to survive, human beings have to consume food, which is an ordered form of energy, and convert it into heat, which is a disordered form of energy.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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Suppose someone makes a nondeductible traditional IRA contribution and then converts it to a Roth IRA.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Three days after the executive order, the White House implemented the order through National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, which converts the fiction into machinery.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nesma El-Areef, senior marketing and sales manager at Uflex Egypt, which converts plastic waste into new packaging materials, said demand for the company's recycled products rose by up to 40 percent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
"We found that something as simple as the type of chewing gum used alongside beetroot juice can influence how effectively the body converts dietary nitrate into compounds that help lower blood pressure."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
She rippled the iridescent fabrics under the lights as converts stepped up to pay.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Italy's government says the country's largest steel works must be converted to electric after a court-ordered shutdown of polluting furnaces but, as Rome seeks a buyer, critics say its plan is woefully unsubstantiated.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Next door at the JW Marriott hotel, ballrooms are converted into press workspaces where celebrities and their teams milled about throughout the ceremony, reuniting cast-mates who haven't seen each other since they wrapped filming.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
They then converted the astronomical measurements into something commonly used in laboratory UV-visible spectroscopy: the absorption coefficient of the liquid making up the cloud droplets.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The bonds can be converted into about 26.37 million shares, with an initial conversion price of HK$892.50 a share, representing a premium of 12.6% over Friday’s closing price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Across the Black Belt, more and more acres were converted to growing pine trees for paper mills and industrial uses.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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They would also have required future natural gas plants to meet strict emissions standards, which they could achieve by converting to cleaner-burning fuels like hydrogen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The community hopes to raise £70,000 to buy the building and ensure it is wind and watertight while moving towards converting it into a science and community centre.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Researchers hope that converting them into nanocrystals will make it possible to use them in an even wider range of technologies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Curology says Walmart shoppers are converting to prescription skin care at five times its online rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But after Mr. da Silva took his trip to Greece, he got the idea of converting the hockey field into a theater.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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