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useful

[yoos-fuhl] / ˈyus fəl /


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"Useful AI has arrived. AI is now a profit generator. AI is now a GDP generator."

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

One of the early documents that Mr. Cheshire found is an atlas produced by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge between 1829 and 1844.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The Really Useful Group, his longtime licensing and production company, has been rebranded as LW Entertainment, and is now headed by James McKnight, who previously worked with J.K.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

Schwarzenegger spoke to the BBC amid the release of his memoir, “Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Occasionally I pulled Very Useful Information out of my “clients.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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