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reuse

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


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As described by Channel 4, the two groups are "surrounded by the remnants of modern life" and they must "recycle, reuse and reinvent anything of use to improve their lives".

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

It will help us explain why in the Ramesside period, officials such as Paser chose to reuse, modify or build tombs adjacent to the monuments of the preceding 18th-dynasty elites.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

“Our $220 target is a call on reuse 20–50 flights per vehicle, cheap refurb, fast turnaround,” Wlodarczak said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

SpaceXAI promised that it would build a water reuse facility, but that project has been suspended.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Such reuse of old materials is not unknown, though nobody has ever seen it with a gourd three thousand years old.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

She also reuses the old cards to new ones and has let go of old cassettes and CDs.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2026

She said she reuses the Cheetos in her artwork.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2024

There, leaders plan to purchase a historically protected former lifesaving station to use for work force housing, and a “house recycling” program relocates and reuses older homes that have been slated for demolition.

From New York Times Jan. 30, 2024

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

Buyers pay this premium on aluminum every time it is recycled and reused.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

"There's no external energy input and it can be reused for batch after batch of feedstock," said Kate Griffiths, a chemical analyst at the Royal Mint.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 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

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 practice of reusing parts from junked cars is common in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 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

The new device, described in the journal Nature, overcomes this challenge by reusing much of the energy needed to run it.

From Science Daily May 5, 2026

Rubino says she’s aiming to economize as much as possible — and that means everything from buying lower-priced candy in bulk to reusing baskets from previous Easters.

From MarketWatch Apr. 2, 2026

The looting dates back millennia, with the Inka having ravaged the centers of their predecessors, sometimes reusing art and stonework.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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