utility
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The Dodgers have already cleared a spot on the 40-man roster, releasing utility man Tyler Fitzgerald on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The UK-wide project helps utility companies identify and support customers who have extra communication, access or safety needs – such as during a power cut.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 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
The state’s largest utility is proposing a 45% electricity-rate increase for data centers and a 14.5% hike for households.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
I looked out the window at the utility poles and the sloppily hung streetlights; their lights seemed brighter than the moonlight.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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