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make use of

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  1. Utilize, use, as in I hope readers will make use of this dictionary. This expression dates from the late 1500s. Shakespeare had it in The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2:4).


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The results could influence everything from the placement of future habitats to the design of equipment and the development of systems that allow astronauts to make use of resources already available on the Moon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Many of them routinely make use of aerial coverage, sending helicopters into the city's already busy skies to cover everything from fires to dramatic car chases.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

For years, government officials and cybersecurity experts tracking China’s cyber espionage activities have asked the same question: How is Beijing planning to make use of the mountain of data its hackers have collected?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The Welsh government said it recognised that data centres were "energy intensive", adding that it was important for new developments to make use of technologies to minimise energy and resource consumption.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

I stood by the window to make use of the shallow light.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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