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plural of usage

as in uses

the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose the machine's warranty does not cover malfunctions that result from improper usage

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Recent Examples of usages Subjects will include plant survival strategies and modern and traditional usages. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The vector space of all usages of all words in all human languages. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 The Montour Trail sees upwards of 400,000 trail usages yearly. — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Yet another defense is that at least some usages of Daniels’ NIL are newsworthy. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Save the most expensive ones for the most critical and revenue-generating usages. — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Pitch-calling from the dugout may be at the center of this battle and is one of the usages the league appears to be targeting. — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 16 July 2026 And the deepfake usages, while clearly labeled as satire when Deep Voodoo does it, can still contribute to a culture of mistrust online. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026 These usages are meant to tell us something about the state of contemporary politics in the United States—although exactly what is not always clear. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026

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In the meantime, African filmmakers will continue to find uses for AI tools, even as the continent’s digital infrastructure and policy frameworks are forced to play catch-up.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The measure also identifies keeping streets, parks and other public areas safe and clean as uses for the revenue.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 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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