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More broadly, annual revenue for the company has risen since 2017, according to FactSet data, alongside the rise of cloud services, mobile usage, remote work, artificial intelligence and AI agents.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
However, services that were used as a control group — and did not need prior authorization — showed no significant change in usage patterns, according to the study.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Throughout the year, Google has had strong growth in search advertising, still its cash cow, as AI-powered features such as summaries and chatbot features have spurred more search usage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Baxter said owners and renters pay for their own hot water and heating usage through metered supplies managed by a company called mySycous.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Most of us find the old usage awkward, though I must admit that I still use “This is she” when someone asks for me on the phone.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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Token usages are how developers measure and pay for AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
What are some unique butter techniques or usages that some may not be familiar with?
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2024
The Northern Quarter is a "lively, vibrant" area, but as "Manchester is evolving", its "usages are changing", which means the area can now be considered mixed use, the judge said.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2024
Other similarly off-putting usages prompted think tanks and op-ed writers to warn that deepfakes were on the cusp of sparking a war or manipulating an election.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2023
So how can we reconcile the conviction that certain usages are wrong with the absence of any authority that ever decided what was right?
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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