put to work
Example Sentences
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Those freed-up resources can be put to work elsewhere, such as on share buybacks or acquisitions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The moves come during an intensifying race among the top AI companies to release more powerful models that could cause widespread online disruptions if put to work by bad actors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Much of what AI firms are raising is put to work developing data centers and equipping them with expensive hardware, including AI chips.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026
“Dry powder,” or cash that PE funds have available to put to work, is at around $2.2 trillion today, according to S&P Global.
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
News of Savery’s engine reached the landgrave of Hesse, and Papin was put to work devising a high-pressure steam pump.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
