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Example Sentences
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Some mortgage lenders do a haircut on foreign income — meaning that, to reduce exchange-rate volatility, they reduce the borrower’s usable gross income by a certain percentage.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Glycolysis is one of the main ways cells convert glucose into usable energy, and the researchers said the shift pointed toward a more flexible and adaptable metabolic state.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Analysts said the techniques increased the risk of errors and reduced the yield—the percentage of usable chips on a wafer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Chip yields refer to the amount of usable chips that come from a single wafer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Antique furniture filled every available inch of space, some of it broken and some of it in usable condition.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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