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utility

[yoo-til-i-tee] / juˈtɪl ɪ ti /


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Still, the growth that does exist is raising concerns among utility ratepayer advocates and environmentalists, not to mention the general public.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Or did his men just plaster up some notices containing the decree across the city, roughly as utility workers warn locals about downed power lines?

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026

Imagine if one company could become the railroad, electric utility and cloud-computing provider of the emerging space economy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

I’ve pointed to the example of Sam Insull, the 1920s utility baron who electrified the economy but ended up broke.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Instead, the utility of the wheel surely caused it to diffuse rapidly east and west over the Old World from its sole site of invention.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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