convert
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These enzymes are essential for aerobic respiration because they convert oxygen into water.
From Science Daily
Convertible bonds pay interest and have principal protection and maturities, but when the stocks of their issuers climb above a certain target price, they can be converted to stock shares.
From Barron's
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has already bought or rented at least eight such facilities, from Texas to Pennsylvania, that it will convert into detention hubs.
From Barron's
The grandfather of one of the young victims told La Vanguardia that the boys used the storage room, which is thought to have been converted into a living space, to meet each other.
From BBC
Energy Information Administration estimates that there are enough engines in retired military aircraft to convert to as much as 40 GW of power generating capacity, though this figure is very theoretical.
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