utility
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The company has said the design changes the states seek are technically unworkable and would compromise the value and utility of its products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Surging energy costs and extreme weather events have resulted in utility bills swinging widely.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Reddit on the whole encourages brands to play in the Reddit sandbox so long as they arrive with utility, humility and respect, Collins said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Pizarro declined analysts’ requests to say where the company would cut back, but said the utility would continue spending aimed at keeping its grid safe and reliable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
For example, an area larger than all of New England — some 50 million acres — is under management by utility corporations and much of it is routinely treated for “brush control.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Braun told me that managed security service providers offer a two-way benefit: it helps his project get over the scalability hump by pooling resources, while the small utilities benefit from a shared information environment.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
You’ll still owe property taxes in two places, plus utilities and upkeep.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Debaste, a 40-year-old single mother who works a low-pay office job, ran up a large bill on utilities, transportation, groceries and medicine.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
I owned the railroads, the utilities, and the orange properties.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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