utilization

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Recent Examples of utilization Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026 Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has outlined ambitions to position Japan as a global leader in drone utilization. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026 The bank expects momentum to carry into the second quarter, citing solid production pipelines and high utilization rates, with CATL likely to sustain output levels of around 85% to 90%. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026 Low utilization is not the only factor to consider in a facilities plan — many school buildings are deteriorating or not well-suited to the needs of the current student population, Ralston said. Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026 The best ones focus on the importance of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), which will be extremely important in real-world lunar colonization, given how labor-, time-, and resource-intensive importing goods from Earth is. Alan Bradley, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Backed by various entities, including Google, Tesla, and Carrier, the coalition aims to get legislation passed at the state level to mandate that utilities measure grid utilization and incorporate it into their planning processes. Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026 Among the goals for the lunar base is to develop technologies to enable in situ resource utilization, enabling crews to essentially live off the land. Scott E. Solomon, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026 Research shows that the trends in utilization of the different radiation modalities for the treatment of men with localized prostate cancer revealed a significant increase in the use of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy. Jason Phillips, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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Noun
  • Right-of-publicity claims can also be defeated by the First Amendment, which protects the use of a person’s identity in news reporting, parody and other applications where the person might not consent.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The new filing will restart the clock, which leaves a likely timeline for rejection or approval by the Surface Transportation Board sometime next year — if the board accepts the application as complete within the next month.
    Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Expanding urbanization and the use of traditional lighting of buildings, highways and residential neighborhoods are blinding us to an eternal beauty.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Utilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utilization. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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