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electricity

[ih-lek-tris-i-tee, ee-lek-] / ɪ lɛkˈtrɪs ɪ ti, ˌi lɛk- /


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Rather than treating wrinkles only as imperfections, researchers may be able to use them as functional features whose geometry helps determine how electricity behaves.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Just one very small producer in Fresno makes it with electricity.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Its dam helps provide electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes across seven Western states.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Among them were plant employees who said they can’t imagine a world in which California doesn’t need Diablo’s electricity, and environmental groups who said they’re concerned about threats to marine life.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Generating electricity is the whole purpose of the reactor, but cooling it is equally important.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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