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usage

[yoo-sij, -zij] / ˈju sɪdʒ, -zɪdʒ /


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In a recent Visier survey of 1,000 U.S. workers, 48% admitted to exaggerating their AI usage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The same problem has surfaced on power grids, when grid-connected data centers suddenly drop power usage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

In Europe and the United States, data centre construction has often been met with resistance from local communities citing concerns around energy prices, as well as environmental issues such as water usage and noise.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Given the forecast for future electricity usage and demand, “Diablo is in a unique situation and position to provide and support that,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

In Britain, where standard usage is to leave it out, there are those who put it in - including, interestingly, Fowler's Modem English Usage.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

Token usages are how developers measure and pay for AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

What are some unique butter techniques or usages that some may not be familiar with?

From Salon Dec. 4, 2024

Other similarly off-putting usages prompted think tanks and op-ed writers to warn that deepfakes were on the cusp of sparking a war or manipulating an election.

From Slate Jun. 4, 2023

The notes — which detail pronunciation and vowel usages — reinforced the veracity of the most accurate of the key manuscripts, the Aleppo Codex, he said.

From Washington Times May 17, 2023

“I felt strange. Because their methods were different. They were learning usages that my group hadn’t learned yet, so we felt stupid.”

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry




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