utilitarian
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At $599 and up, it’s a decent utilitarian option, though this year, it’s getting some new frills: MagSafe for magnetic snap-on accessories, stronger display glass and double the storage capacity, starting at 256 GB.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Gehry introduced clerestory windows, skylights, large exposed trusses, raw concrete floors and metal cladding, elevating the utilitarian spaces without erasing their industrial character.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
But as prediction markets become more popular, the companies running them are leaning into something that many observers say looks less utilitarian and more like straight-up gambling.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
Soon after, he started seeing his current partner Wang Chunxia, although Mr Junmin suggested to the paper the love was only "utilitarian" and that she hadn't "entered" his heart.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
We need daylight and to that extent it is utilitarian, but moonlight we do not need.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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