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tools

  • plural
    of tool.
    tool
    noun
    an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
  • present tense form
    of tool (3rd person singular).
    tool
    noun
    an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.

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These approaches could eventually offer mushroom growers additional tools for controlling bacterial blotch while reducing their reliance on conventional chemical treatments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The most frightening aspect of mining engagement — the part we might not always think about — is how the tools and algorithms designed for it must change as users age out of different platforms.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Governments and tech firms worldwide are spending trillions of dollars on data centres -- boxy buildings stuffed with racks of computer servers that power apps and AI tools.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Artificial-intelligence tools have also greatly accelerated intelligence analysis and target selection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The first two times it was Dad that needed me: once to help him hang cabinets, the other to help him buy some tools.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam