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utility

[yoo-til-i-tee] / juˈtɪl ɪ ti /


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About 4,000 of those who may be affected are in Los Angeles County, according to the utility company’s website.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Nearly 10,000 power customers were experiencing outages, according to the utility NV Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Amid mounting frustration, local residents have launched a class-action lawsuit, accusing the utility company Nipsco of failing to manage the trees which brought down the power lines in the storm.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Apple’s installed base of over 2.5 billion devices offers a unique distribution advantage, but success hinges on the utility that AI features can provide for consumers in their everyday lives.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Architect, utility worker, maid: heart attack is the great leveler, and in those first fearful moments, three New Yorkers with little in common faced a single common threat.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

We have no significant financial obligations beyond routine monthly expenses such as food, utilities, taxes, insurance and so forth.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Everyone who pays rent, utilities and grocery bills and worries about what they’ll do if they have to face a sudden health crisis knows it.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

Under a 2019 law brought by Newsom to protect utilities from bankruptcy, the companies automatically are deemed to have acted prudently if regulators sign off on their wildfire prevention plan.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Find insight on oil futures, the Keystone XL pipeline, Ithaca Energy and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

For decades, Cuban elites and wealthy Americans had been exploiting the island, gobbling up the richest sugar farms, the most profitable utilities and casinos.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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