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[yoo-sij, -zij] / ˈju sɪdʒ, -zɪdʒ /


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Additionally, Post expects Alphabet’s capital spending to be “relatively efficient vs. peers, likely benefiting from TPU usage for internal AI capabilities,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Data centres will also be required to minimise water usage.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

“The tokenization of assets and digital blockchain usage are a megatrend,” said Frank La Salla, president and chief executive of DTCC, in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

A water company says it has recorded its highest level of demand on record and called on customers to reduce their usage.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The makers of these dictionaries were Prescriptivists: they prescribed correct usage.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Token usages are how developers measure and pay for AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

What are some unique butter techniques or usages that some may not be familiar with?

From Salon Dec. 4, 2024

The Northern Quarter is a "lively, vibrant" area, but as "Manchester is evolving", its "usages are changing", which means the area can now be considered mixed use, the judge said.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2024

Other similarly off-putting usages prompted think tanks and op-ed writers to warn that deepfakes were on the cusp of sparking a war or manipulating an election.

From Slate Jun. 4, 2023

So how can we reconcile the conviction that certain usages are wrong with the absence of any authority that ever decided what was right?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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