convert
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Thermodynamics emerged in the 19th century largely to explain how large machines such as steam engines convert and transfer energy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
These extremely energetic collisions convert tremendous amounts of energy into thousands of newly created particles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
If my marginal tax rate is likely to be about the same whether I convert now or pay the tax later, is there a meaningful advantage to doing Roth conversions in my situation?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Malaga equalised in the last minute of normal time, when defender Calvin Bassey was penalised for a handball that allowed Eneko Jauregi to convert from the penalty spot to make it 2-2.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
They would have to confront and convert their father, and comfort him in his rage and disappointment.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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“We think the lockup-expiry overhang is an opportunity rather than a risk, offering a rare entry point into a generational compounder that converts energy into swarming,” the bullish analyst said in a recent client note.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
During the reaction, sodium hydroxide captures carbon released from the plastics and converts it into solid sodium carbonate.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Three days after the executive order, the White House implemented the order through National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, which converts the fiction into machinery.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nesma El-Areef, senior marketing and sales manager at Uflex Egypt, which converts plastic waste into new packaging materials, said demand for the company's recycled products rose by up to 40 percent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
She seemed so earnest in her love of the religion and so dedicated to learning everything she could in the class for new converts, my father was immediately attracted to her.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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In rats, for example, excess histidine can be converted into histamine, which activates brain receptors involved in controlling food intake.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
If the junction is stopped, its energy can be converted into newly produced baryons that travel outward in directions perpendicular to the beams.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
It has converted a waiting room, meditation room and other spaces into treatment areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
In those days, fortunes minted in the territory could be easily converted into other currencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Papa came in, a wary expression on his face that he quickly converted to a warm smile for the visitors.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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The new deal also gives wireless carrier Verizon Communications a minority stake in MobileX by converting a loan into equity, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Connecting the combustion chamber to a turbine and converting its intense combustion into electricity created an additional engineering challenge.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Langley is even converting fans who don’t usually listen to her genre—she recently became the first woman in history to land three country songs in the Hot 100’s top four spots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Max spent £20,000 from his redundancy package buying and converting a horsebox trailer into a pizza truck, which now caters for weddings, parties and pop-ups.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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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