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Recent Examples of usable China is thought to have nearly 40 percent of the world’s usable reserves and to account for 60–70 percent of rare-earth production, and perhaps 90 percent of rare-earth processing (the percentage varies with the metal). The Editors, National Review, 12 June 2025 Kim said that many shelters face shortages, as more than a million pounds of usable pet supplies are wasted every year Animal activist groups are behind the effort, which is also being pushed by members of both parties in the Senate. Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025 This allows microbes to break down nutrients into forms usable by plants and mitigates potential negative impacts associated with direct applications like top dressing. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 June 2025 Obama officials reached another compromise with Congress: foreign banks could keep processing payments for Iranian oil, but the funds had to remain in the buyer’s country, usable only for nonsanctioned trade. Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for usable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for usable
Adjective
  • This is what makes average household income so useful in this analysis of the wealthiest cities in Arkansas.
    Andrew DePietro, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • For instance, a folding utility cart with wheels might be the best option for some, while others may find an electric utility cart more useful.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sierra Designs recently updated their award-winning Mobile Mummy, a practical and comfortable wearable sleeping bag originally released in 2014.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Today’s Canadian nationalism, by contrast, arises from darker and more practical concerns.
    Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Our bodies are immensely complex – very sophisticated machines with literally dozens of functional systems put together in a unified whole.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Has Honda finally launched its first fully functional electric motorcycle?
    Utkarsh Sood June 29, New Atlas, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • Set up free credit monitoring if available, keep an eye on your Social Security statement through the SSA website and check your bank statements closely.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
  • Also driving interest in high-yielding Chinese stocks is mainland China investors looking for higher returns than generally available domestically, a team led by J.P. Morgan’s Wendy Liu said in a late June report.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 July 2025

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