tool
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For China, the more than 100 teapot refiners are a critical tool for working around U.S. sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
In 1996, he authored legislation that later became the E-Verify program, a tool used by employers to check the immigration status of newly hired employees.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
One Leipzig-based software developer built his own tool to label and block AI music on the platform.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The CME Group’s FedWatch tool doesn’t indicate any Fed easing until early next year, even with the likely confirmation of new chairman nominee Kevin Warsh expected soon.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
It was as if Lola had had a miniature laptop embedded in her body, which could spring out like some hidden tool on a Swiss army knife.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Vocabulary lists containing tool
"The First Day of School," Vocabulary from the short story
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