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convert

[kuhn-vurt, kon-vurt] / kənˈvɜrt, ˈkɒn vɜrt /






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Today, most rare-earth supply chains remain dependent on China for the lucrative processing stages that separate individual elements and convert them into the metals, alloys and magnets that are used in everyday electronics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Solid-state transformers convert power to different voltages, and go largely unnoticed, attached to telephone poles everywhere.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Fermentation is a biological process whereby organisms convert carbohydrates like starch or sugar into substances like alcohol, without using oxygen.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

"They become kind of a bioconversion machine where they can remove some of those complicated molecules that the human gut cannot digest and convert them into more digestible substances."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“Sam, the first lesson is how to convert a water mill to electricity. Let’s make electricity when we finish the mill.”

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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