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convert

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






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While he has failed to convert any of his seven fifties into centuries since the Ashes, he still averages 41.57 and has scored hundreds as captain in T20s and one-day internationals in that time.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

And in February, she signed the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, making it easier for property owners to convert commercial spaces into apartments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Her main advice was to proceed cautiously and work out a multiyear solution where you might convert small amounts, like $40,000 a year for four years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Its role in the Zanjani network was to help convert Iranian oil sales into cryptocurrency, which could be transferred internationally outside the traditional banking system, Israeli Defense Ministry officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Unfortunately, the Greeks and Romans hated zero so much that they clung to their own Egyptian-like notation rather than convert to the Babylonian system, even though the Babylonian system was easier to use.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

The AQI converts measurements of pollutants into a single figure indicating air quality and potential health risks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The retina then converts that light into signals that the brain interprets as images.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

Even a 5% chance meant that Yudkowsky and his fellow rationalists now had a new set of converts in the quantitatively-obsessed EA community.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Some converts say they're ditching polish as a way of rebelling against an entrenched female beauty standard or to save time and money.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Surely the Cong. Union will not gain converts by such undignified actions. I hope thee will call it off.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Cardiff scented an upset only for Hendy to respond swiftly, juggling the ball for a try that Pater converted.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

At least one of those customers said his reservation was converted into an order for a Roadster capable of using SpaceX thrusters to reach high speeds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

While deals like buy-one-get-one free and $10 promotions for loyalty members initially brought people in, guests rarely converted to regular full-price diners, Chief Financial Officer Jamie McConnell told the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Jennifer Williams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Hydrogen peroxide formed during this process can then be converted back into reactive oxygen species at the anode.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

At the terminal on the far end, signals are converted back into chemical messengers, called neurotransmitters, for the short voyage across the synapse to the dendrites of the next neuron.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

The Scots held on to the lead until the 17th-minute, when hooker Brittany Merlo went over to draw the hosts level and wing Maya Stewart added another six minutes later, with Samantha Wood converting both.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

I understand the logic of spending pretax IRA money first and converting money to Roth, but I’m not sure where that fits in for us.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Researchers expose rock samples to neutrons, converting the non-radioactive potassium isotope potassium-39 into argon-39.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Leslie’s expects to hand control of the business to its lenders in exchange for converting their roughly $750 million term loan into equity, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Delicate silver and gold threads unraveled and wove themselves into the fragile wings of the frozen mariposas, converting the tiny creatures into magical designs stitched meticulously into the bodice of La Llorona’s gown.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall


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