utilization

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Recent Examples of utilization Stanford cautioned that the count does not account for differences in facility size, computing capacity or utilization. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 GearVale had created Access’s customer-facing booking and approval platform, as well as the back-end system that matched people with available cars, tracked mileage and utilization, and coordinated dealer inventory. Harvard Business Review, 3 Sep. 2026 No individual component may appear as dramatic as the driving model, yet the combined system determines uptime, utilization, cost per productive mile and the speed at which a fleet can enter a market. John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Those numbers point to sustained utilization rather than occasional demonstration runs. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 While each bureau uses its own scoring model, business credit scores typically consider factors like payment history, credit utilization, industry risk and public records, such as liens, judgments and bankruptcies. Carson Brunson, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 The result points to tighter utilization across a market where shippers continue to rely on air freight to move goods quickly amid trade and supply chain uncertainty. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026 The 50 schools with the lowest percentage of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch average a 79% utilization rate. Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utilization
Noun
  • The association initially denied their application and developed its own form for future submissions.
    Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Details and the application form are on the Makers Mindset website.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Before Saylor Hayes’ parents were arrested in connection with the 5-year-old girl’s death this week, the couple had been charged with child abuse and had a history of drug use, court documents show.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Koeckeritz argued that a paved parking lot is an essential accessory to its main function — worship — not the principal use of the property across the street from the towering cathedral.
    Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Utilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utilization. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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