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It isn’t clear how many of those patented processes are in use on the factory floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
OpenRouter is part of an emerging crop of startups that have found a lucrative niche between AI developers and the companies that want to use them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
When he was made redundant he wanted to use the opportunity to create his own business in something he genuinely enjoyed - but Hannah had reservations.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Researchers say this underscores the urgent need to cut water use.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Don Quixote kept thinking of the needy people in the world who could use his help.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Kim, who uses the English name Chloe, has posted several photos with her teenage daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The technology underlying chatbots such as Claude and ChatGPT uses patterns in data by analyzing vast quantities of digital text and video from the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The recipes are interspersed with stories from Kwon’s childhood in the store and illustrated spreads devoted to ingredients such as seaweed and tofu, explaining their varieties, particular virtues and best uses.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Although it has improved, she sometimes still cannot find a word and uses strategies learned through speech and language therapy.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Whoa. This is old-school. I think this is one of those old-fashioned lamps, the kind that uses kerosene.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
In other words, the approach China used to build its first nuclear bomb may not be enough this time around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ding dusted off the same all-out approach China had used to produce its first atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs and satellites in the 1960s during a rift with the Soviet Union.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In their new study, he and his colleagues used a global database of birdsong - recordings uploaded by thousands of volunteers.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
So, they used their single off day on a three-city East Coast trip to make a pit stop in Washington, wedging the visit between games against the Phillies and Mets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
His real name was Herman Sluring; Pickwick was the name Betsie and I used between ourselves because he looked so incredibly like the illustrator’s drawing in our copy of Dickens.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
It’s his unparalleled ability to drive opponents thoroughly crazy by using the pitch clock as the ultimate weapon of annoyance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He said Russia and Ukraine had become "incredibly adept" at using autonomy in the form of drones and counter drones.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Another said he is using his boat less these days due to expensive fuel.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Santa Monica is using AI in other ways, as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Was she planning on using somebody else’s money to pay for my college tuition?
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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