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battery

[bat-uh-ree] / ˈbæt ə ri /


NOUN
group of weapons
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At dawn on the rooftop, alarms of the few cell phones that still have battery wake the neighbors one by one.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Under the legislation, shops and online retailers are not permitted to sell the devices without a rechargeable battery, replaceable coil and capacity to be refilled.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Incidents in Aberdeen and Peterhead were linked to battery fires in 2022 and 2025 respectively.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

“When you add a 100-hour battery you actually increase the sort of value of everything else that you’ve already built,” Khanna said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The other two followed, with a battery of flaps.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The company argues that Ford relies on foreign parts and on Chinese technology for its electric-vehicle batteries.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Fife Council said it was awaiting "formal confirmation" from an investigation into the incident, but an initial report did identify "improperly disposed batteries within the waste stream" as a possible cause.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

While conventional lithium-ion batteries can discharge power for a handful of hours at a time, Form’s batteries are designed to last 100 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

"I put some fresh batteries in it and I popped it in my bag and it came with me all this way!" he said.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

I couldn’t find any replacement batteries, so I flung the flashlight aside and put my miner’s lamp on my head, made sure it worked, then switched it off to conserve the batteries.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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