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generator

[jen-uh-ray-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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The mansion is equipped with a whole-home generator, private well, and septic system.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

The centre, according to the documents, would include five gas turbines, a steam generator, and another two gas turbines on standby.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The analyst notes that the projects have capital-efficient deal structures where clients supply the primary generator engines, while Enerflex handles modular design and fabrication.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

When a radio frequency generator sends a signal into the capacitor, the resulting electromagnetic field interacts with the plasma filament.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

He’s sitting up by the generator now, his full attenshun on us, his Noise coming right at us like a laser.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

The Albear Aqueduct, one of Havana's main sources of water supply, recently gained two brand-new, gigantic backup generators that run on diesel.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

To ensure servers never go offline, Damac’s plans also call for backup diesel generators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“In 2022 you had all these wind investments, and other power generators starved for capital,” while at that time Altius, under Dalton’s direction, “was buying up assets left and right.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

What specific types of nuclear energy generators are safe enough to use?

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026

The huge generators were in motion and from the L-tubes came the low-pitched whir that pervaded the entire station.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov


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