utility
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To have a chance against a team that was, as Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernández said, “almost playing perfect baseball,” they needed him dialed in and not tinkering, not staying late searching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Patrick told BBC Politics North that he blames a perfect storm of rising utility and wage prices, people's changing habits and major roadworks directly outside the pub, which began in the summer.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“I feel great about Glas,” utility man Kiké Hernández added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Because grid costs are shared, other electricity customers would be left to pick up the tab—and help a utility recoup its investment—if a data-center project falls through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
He looked forward to the day when his wife, Kathy, could quit her job with the utility company and stay home with their daughter, Meaghan.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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Electric bill sticker shock is common for customers of investor-owned utilities, but less so for municipally owned utilities such as DWP.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
“That costs money in interest, site labor, site management, rental equipment, utilities, insurance,” said Schwinghammer, the Indiana builder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Student loans, utilities, a car payment or credit-card balance shrinks that number even further.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The artificial-intelligence boom is driving a once-in-a-generation surge in electricity demand that should translate to a heyday for utilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
After my mother used it to buy food and pay our rent and utilities, there was no money for breakfast tea, let alone alcohol.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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