used to

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These charismatics have been around so long that the things people used to find grating about them are now charming.

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The companies said projects could be deployed more quickly by using co-located generation and storage before securing full grid interconnection, with those resources later used to provide flexibility to the broader power system.

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They’ve also gotten used to growing intrusions in the physical world, where everything from bathroom stalls to taxicab seats have become fair game for marketers.

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“Not somebody who was used to shaping policy.”

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Since Japan depends on energy imports, it faces a “hellish” cycle where fiscal spending is used to offset fuel costs, risking further yen depreciation, he added.

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