repurpose
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Counterintuitively, this means that organizations like Cornerstone can repurpose older silicon manufacturing equipment used for earlier generations of processors.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
One class of companies that stands to benefit from the crunch are powered shell providers, or companies that can repurpose their power grids to build data centers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Our own A.I. policy preference is that the government should unplug it, then repurpose gigantic data centers into the biggest Chili’s franchises you’ve ever seen.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2026
The federal Bureau of Land Management released documents Thursday saying the company’s plan to repurpose 162 miles of the pipeline to transport water “will not significantly affect” the environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
I dismantled my sleeping nest to repurpose its branches and hewed off additional ones from nearby trees.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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A previous planning application lodged with Leeds City Council which has since lapsed proposed the site could be repurposed into a hotel, restaurant and car park.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Now, their iconic imagery has been repurposed as chintzy merch and wine mom–style decor.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Features inherited from aquatic ancestors were retained, repurposed, simplified, and eventually lost as insects became increasingly adapted to terrestrial life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The U.S. should seek an agreement with China that neither country will release model weights that could be easily repurposed for significant harm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
We loaded up with every available weapon, mostly bows and arrows pulled taut with young wood and reinforced with repurposed wire.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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A huge union jack artwork has been created by repurposing discarded flags from unauthorised lamp-post displays as a message of "unity".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
"This suggests that repurposing medications that augment the function of dopamine-releasing neurons, including dopamine precursors and inhibitors of dopamine metabolism, could be a promising approach."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Sixty years ago, race engineer Colin Chapman moved Lotus Cars to Hethel, England, repurposing the nearby WWII-era airfield as a test circuit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management said in its authorization that repurposing the pipeline for water “would comply with all applicable statutes and regulations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
They had very little, but that wasn’t immediately obvious: Mia was good at repurposing.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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