usable
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Systems known as thermophotovoltaics generate electricity from heat by converting thermal radiation into usable power.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Huawei’s factories are estimated to produce usable chips only about 20% of the time, Goodrich said—meaning four out of every five come out defective.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Still, the WireGuard protocol ensures optimal performance in many cases, and the speeds we got during testing were still completely usable for most tasks.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
A single well supplies much of the village's usable drinking water.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
An ant’s nest of activity, all dedicated to rendering this extinct ship’s bones into something usable for a new world.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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