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In late October, after a year of negotiating with the attorneys general of California and Delaware, OpenAI announced that it was converting its for-profit subsidiary to a public-benefit corporation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

McMahon was converting those turnovers into points for the Buckeyes as the freshman finished the half with 18 points - equaling the number of turnovers the Huskies had in the opening 20 minutes.

From Washington Times • Mar. 25, 2023

Jinan, the capital of eastern China’s Shandong Province, announced last month that it was converting 650 rooms at a recently built quarantine center into low-cost housing for skilled factory workers at an adjacent industrial park.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023

Lundgren kept things about the same during his stay; his only change was converting one of the two-car garages into a gym.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2021

It was converting that corridor into an inferno, and there would be no pursuit through that avenue. ich'l pushed open the metal door suddenly.

From Astounding Stories, August, 1931 by Various