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• a  being of use or service
  the girl felt motherly and useful
  a useful job
  a useful member of society
• s  having a useful function

• Some are as useful as a GPS device, others aren't that useful but give you something to do when you had nothing planned for the day.
• Craigslist is on everyone's short list for most useful website ever, but at this point, it's embarrassingly retro.
• This incredibly useful site provides step-by-step directions via bus or subway in four cities: New York, Boston, Washington and San Francisco.

• utile
• utilitarian

• useless

News & Articles

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• Duggan: Fire lookouts offer a different way to see the forest
  High on my list of useful idioms is 'can't see the forest for the trees.'
  June 20, 2013 - The Fort Collins Coloradoan
• Instagram's Video Feature a Welcome Addition
  TIME's Harry McCracken goes hands-on with the new feature and finds it a useful addition to the photo-sharing app
  June 20, 2013 - Time Magazine
• Useful contacts: Clifton Park, Halfmoon
  A listing of useful contacts for the Clifton Park and Halfmoon communities.
  June 20, 2013 - Community News

Quotes

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• Adm William Fallon in TIME
  This constant drum beat of conflict is what strikes me, which is not helpful and not useful,Adm. William Fallon, head of US Central Command, said in an interview with Al-Jazeera television, which made a partial transcript available Sunday.
• Ben Bernanke in MarketWatch
  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said in his Jackson Hole speech that, in the current environment, "economic data bearing on past months or quarters may be less useful than usual for our forecasts of economic activity and inflation."