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useful

[yoos-fuhl] / ˈjus fəl /


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The role remains useful even when the ingredient changes.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

The Dodgers are a useful nemesis for baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

"But without Richard, the party wouldn't have even survived, so that was useful for me to know. But it wasn't a deal, it wasn't an agreement, it was subject to if I came back."

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Private credit can be useful to insurers, matching long-duration liabilities against illiquid assets.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Being useful made him swell with pride, and he always gravitated back to me because I praised him when he did things right and was patient when he got them wrong.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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