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As temperatures hit the mid- to upper 90s in many places across the Northeast, utilities asked customers to limit their electricity usage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
Meta says those who hit the "free monthly usage limit" will have to wait for their free hours to refresh each calendar month unless they subscribe.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
In the Midwestern city of Chicago, the energy grid was under "critical strain," utility ComEd said as air conditioning usage surged.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
The agency expects usage to climb to 24% of companies by the end of the year.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
This is the same sense of ‘modern’ which underlies Butterfield’s title The Origins of Modern Science, and reflects a usage established by the contemporaries of Newton.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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