tool
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One new engineering graduate—without being instructed—built an analysis tool with AI that her whole team uses now, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The options market was created as a tool for investors looking to protect their portfolios from drawdowns.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Called the Top 100 Problem Rental Properties, the new tool launched by City Controller Kenneth Mejia shows the properties with the most housing violation cases, as well as their owners.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
His response to graduates: "Deal with it, like I said, it's a tool."
From BBC • May 18, 2026
I beam a field of stars against a dark blue sheet I hang off Dad’s tool pegboard.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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Vocabulary lists containing tool
"The First Day of School," Vocabulary from the short story
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