utilitarian
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The Metro report cautioned the concepts “are in the early planning stage,” so L.A. might get an extravagant walking path, a utilitarian one, or none at all.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
That’s all in the name of bringing a little humor to what would otherwise feel like a very utilitarian part of his daily routine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
But as prediction markets become more popular, the companies running them are leaning into something that many observers say looks less utilitarian and more like straight-up gambling.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
Today, Mumbai is yet again a city in rapid flux - its building code governed by real estate moguls trying to maximise the floor space index, giving way to utilitarian rather than stylistic considerations.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
In one upper pocket of his jacket was arrayed a variety of pens and pencils; in the other nestled a lily-white handkerchief whose presence was more decorative than utilitarian.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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