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useful

[yoos-fuhl] / ˈyus fəl /


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Social media is a necessary way to reach our generation, and it is a useful method to convey charm and personality, which help determine electability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

For one, institutional investors might stay away because the same feature that make them attractive to small investors—a lack of an expiration date—also makes them less useful for hedging and makes perps’ carrying costs uncertain.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The central question, the company said, is how to make advanced AI abundant, safe and useful.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Callum's advice for people hoping to land an internship is to not "underestimate how useful it is to do an internship just because it's temporary".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Good day,” Alexander repeated through bared teeth; as a result the phrase, while socially useful, was not very well pronounced.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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