usage

Example Sentences

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But there are plenty of practical tips, such as deleting old and unwanted emails to help reduce the energy usage of data centers that store them.

From Los Angeles Times

In popular usage, it assumes the thing signified must be false, whereas people do conspire, and it is reasonable to devise theories about their schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal

"As car usage grows and the city expands, it magnifies a lot of the challenges we face and increases the number of times we have to invest just to stand still."

From BBC

“Government agencies, including the FBI, routinely evaluate, replace and update vehicle fleets based on usage, security needs or budgetary decisions,” Williamson said, hoping to make “cost structures more efficient.”

From Salon

Among major Western companies, only France's Mistral is sticking with open-source, but it ranks far behind DeepSeek and Qwen in usage rankings.

From Barron's