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Recent Examples of utilization
The lack of individual cost caps can result in things like the drastic increase in utilization of such programs as attendant care, which was one of the drivers of the $1 billion budget shortfall in 2023.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
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, 30 Jan. 2026
The companies urged investors to look past headline numbers and focus instead on utilization, long-term economics, and visible revenue traction.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Providers assume responsibility for utilization, coordination and cost control.
—Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
That improvement is tied directly to structural cost actions already underway, including workforce reductions, lower overtime and improving asset utilization and maintenance efficiencies.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Medicare does get utilization data on those drugs.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Missing due dates, triggering interest and fees, maxing out a card or having a high credit utilization ratio can all damage your credit score.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
If your Bilt Mastercard represented a large percentage of your total credit limit across all your cards, closing this account could increase your utilization ratio, which could negatively affect your score.
—Raina He, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
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, 30 Jan. 2026
The companies urged investors to look past headline numbers and focus instead on utilization, long-term economics, and visible revenue traction.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Providers assume responsibility for utilization, coordination and cost control.
—Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
That improvement is tied directly to structural cost actions already underway, including workforce reductions, lower overtime and improving asset utilization and maintenance efficiencies.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Medicare does get utilization data on those drugs.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Missing due dates, triggering interest and fees, maxing out a card or having a high credit utilization ratio can all damage your credit score.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
If your Bilt Mastercard represented a large percentage of your total credit limit across all your cards, closing this account could increase your utilization ratio, which could negatively affect your score.
—Raina He, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utilization
Noun
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While flat structures work well in many systems, one-dimensional forms offer advantages in applications that require fast transport or mechanical reinforcement.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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Once in Texas, he was kept in chains for 16 hours and interrogated about his refugee application before being released without documents from a detention center in Houston, the lawsuit said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Norwegian Volunteer Aid has sent salmon-fishing nets that would normally be recycled after use.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The editorial board then throws in the new scare tactic for good measure at the end, claiming that there is some terrifying epidemic of puking, screaming and hospitalizations as the result of THC use (relying on spotty data, none of which has been linked to THC beverages).—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Utilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utilization. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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