make use of
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Students are encouraged to make use of “calming corners” in each classroom where they can find instructions for breathing exercises, fidgets and stress balls and noise-canceling headphones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Dray encouraged students to make use of every scholarship, bursary and opportunity available to them.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The company added it was "exploring opportunities" for solar energy and battery storage on site, and it would make use of "non-potable, brackish groundwater" which it said would avoid putting pressure on the watershed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
If you can make use of the $6,000 extra senior deduction for both you and your spouse, all the better.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
“I did make use of a telescope,” she confessed.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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