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verb

present tense third-person singular of reuse

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to put (something) to use again I can reuse that empty container for another purpose.

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noun

plural of reuse

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Novo Nordisk currently reuses some process water in cooling towers, where the water helps remove excess heat before eventually evaporating. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 Eco effort The hotel is equipped with a new Bionest system which reuses storm water and wastewater to irrigate the surrounding greenery. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 Good standardization reuses what stays the same and adjusts the answer only where the context changes. — Erum Manzoor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The winery also has solar panels that generate about 100,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, more than enough to cover its energy needs, along with heat pumps and a system that cleans and reuses wastewater. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 That approach reuses existing infrastructure, including the tub, the drain and the space, while adding the cooling and filtration components that make consistent cold immersion possible. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026 The song was paired with a lyric video that reuses two-decade-old footage shot by collaborator Cliff Watts, who also photographed Beyoncé’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026 That’s an awfully bold move from Motorola, considering the foldable is powered by the same chip as the 2024 and 2025 models and also reuses the design and screens from previous generations. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026 To conserve water, Terry built a system that captures groundwater on-site and reuses it for irrigation, creating a dry-creek-style basin that collects runoff. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026

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Jerry Turner, founder of the nonprofit Jahri's World, uses music, movement and dance to connect with children, including those with disabilities, while bringing families together.

— Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
The fix can be effective for some tasks, analysts say, but uses significantly more electricity.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

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Its experimental results could help determine whether fast-spectrum molten chloride reactors can progress toward practical applications, including future maritime power systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Linda Kern, a Cornell alum who has been a college admissions counselor for eight years, hasn’t had any students bring up the Cornell case, nor have any decided to toss their applications.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

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Alaska utilizes a top-four primary, in which the four highest vote-getters from the August primary advance to the general election.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Chula Vista, which has wholly embraced such technologies, also utilizes AI to write police reports.

— Jakob McWhinney, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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