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reuse

[ree-yooz, ree-yoos] / riˈjuz, riˈjus /


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The fermentation process creates its own heat as the yeast activates, which Heineken also captures to reuse elsewhere in its beer production, such as to preheat water.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Ubisoft had to make lots of calls about what to reuse and change from the original.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

These include solid state electronic cooling systems with no moving parts, devices that convert heat into electricity, chip based electronics, and cogeneration systems that capture and reuse waste heat from industrial processes.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

In my case, swapping out jackets or ties or wearing the same suit with different-color shirts are easy ways to reuse pieces without repeating outfits.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

Lots of kids reuse their superhero and princess costumes from Halloween.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

RadixArk’s inference engine reuses KV cache by organizing conversation snippets into a filing system called a Radix tree.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

"In the long run, understanding how the brain reuses and recombines knowledge could help us design therapies that restore that process."

From Science Daily Nov. 28, 2025

She said she reuses the Cheetos in her artwork.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2024

By flying its own cargo 30 times in a year on rockets it reuses, the company’s engineers can optimize the launch vehicles.

From New York Times Dec. 29, 2022

Like well-run factories, cells are thrifty; part of the cellular machinery chops up and reuses anything that is floating around inside, including bits of the cell and foreign invaders such as viruses.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

At the time, some staff - in desperation - used bin bags as makeshift protection, or washed and reused some PPE items.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

It expects the first stage of the Long March rocket to be reused for flight by the end of the year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

It emphasizes the idea of a “circular economy” in which the producer of a material must consider its fate — making sure it can be reused or recycled, or at least reduced.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

The acid, base, and protein beads can all be reused.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

Everything is collected and reused: old clothes become scarves, old food is dried and saved, and human waste is remixed as topsoil.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

The legislation also requires ultra-fast fashion companies to display messages on their websites promoting more moderate consumption, including reusing and repairing clothing.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

As well as reusing window blinds and kitchen units, Ali attempted to have the laminate flooring he had installed in his old office removed and reused in his new one.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Rather than simply reusing existing wax, queen cell builders actively collect, modify, and enrich materials used in royal chambers.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

I’m 29 and have been to a lot of weddings the last couple of years, so I was planning on just reusing a floor-length green dress I already have.

From MarketWatch Dec. 8, 2025

“Back home, we think they keep reusing the old footage because the Capitol can't show what’s really there now,” says Bonnie.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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