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utility

[yoo-til-i-tee] / yuˈtɪl ɪ ti /


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The president has always understood the utility of recognizable, replicable branding.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Investors have given short shrift to U.S. utility giant NextEra Energy’s acquisition of Dominion Energy, punishing its shares since the deal’s announcement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The straw has a strange menacing string running through it and poking out of the tip, and the cup’s utility is squished into near-unrecognizability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Edison has offered to compensate victims of the fire who give up their right to sue the utility.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Hundreds of daddy longlegs spiders live in the utility boxes.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle




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