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Neither did Mazda abandon conventional switches, rotary knobs and paddles even as other companies were converting to capacitive and haptic controls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The indictment says that in April 2021, Trump’s staffers needed to move dozens of boxes from a ballroom space they were converting to office space.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

I have heard from so many direct-to-consumer brands that they had a whole business where they were converting against targeted advertising.

From The Verge • Aug. 16, 2022

The 49ers were converting at an impressive clip in the red zone the first 14 games with TDs on a league-best 73.8% of trips inside the 20.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2022

In the laboratory, which adjoined the parlor, Dad, his movie cameraman, a nurse, and Dr. Burton were converting a desk into an operating table, and setting up the cross-section background and lights.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey