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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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It is a fully electric car with the security blanket of a gas-powered generator to charge the battery, if needed—ensuring you won’t end up stranded as long as a gas station is nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

In recent years, the company has signed high-profile deals with sports leagues and celebrity ambassadors, and it cited the Defense Department as a key revenue generator.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

“Is there a small generator? Are all the windows intact? Is there fresh trash? Is there plastic on the roof?”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

During the power cut, the generator kept the products rolling, minimising the day's losses.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

I don’t want to sleep in the pharmacy, with its bright lights and noisy generator.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

The president visited facilities for the national energy utility on Tuesday morning and promised that The Gambia would receive new generators this week.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Electricity costs and state regulations on gas-powered generators limit the vast majority of them to under 100 megawatts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

During construction, data centers need people who can pour concrete, wire electric panels and install equipment like power generators and chillers to keep servers cool.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

For decades, he supervised the coal conveyor belt that fed generators, breathing in dust and gas that "nipped his throat".

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

A part of him thought they should hide somewhere—maybe in the room that held the generators.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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