have its uses
idiom
: to be useful in some ways
The technique has its uses, but better methods are available.
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But a biological fast-forward button that would allow someone to skip months or more into the future could have its uses—or, at the very least, appeal to a certain kind of adventurer.
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Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2022
Yet the technology, even at this early stage, can have its uses.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022
Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2022
Yet the technology, even at this early stage, can have its uses.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022
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