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useful

[yoos-fuhl] / ˈyus fəl /


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Karol Watson Todd, co-director of the Cockapoo Club of Great Britain, an organisation that promotes responsible breeding practices, said the study was "useful because it helps us look at dog behaviour more closely".

From BBC

Indeed, OpenAI has tried to build its own app strategy, yet the apps on its platform aren’t very useful compared with smartphone apps.

From The Wall Street Journal

It kept us both busy, and feeling useful too, and that was so important.

From Literature

“US bank stocks are a useful coalmine canary, providing a market-based warning about serious problems in the US economy and/or financial system,” Colas wrote.

From Barron's

However, the updated economic forecasts and interest rate projections will be less useful than usual, given the surge in uncertainty around energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal