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electrify

[ih-lek-truh-fahy] / ɪˈlɛk trəˌfaɪ /


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"The major task ahead of us is to electrify all natural gas applications," Andreas Gahl, head of the firm with 145 employees in the western Sauerland region, told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

“There are hundreds of millions of smaller-than-car vehicles today that will, almost without debate, electrify over the next decade,” Yu said.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Complex emissions challenges, like how to electrify industrial processes, aren’t solved by falling solar-panel prices, but they become an easier lift.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

Layers of silent tension electrify the air throughout these early hours.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2026

There's a clap of thunder, and I see lightning electrify the sky through an opening in the rocks.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Death hangs over the record and there are many references to the steady march of time, but for Ms. Orton the inevitability of the end electrifies the present.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Electrospinning is a technique which electrifies droplets of liquid to form fibres from plastics.

From Science Daily Feb. 23, 2024

Lunez already electrifies a number of prestige cars from the bygone days of motoring, including Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Jaguar sportscar models.

From Reuters Oct. 8, 2021

“Jagged” won for best book, by Diablo Cody, and for best featured actress, Lauren Patten, who electrifies audiences with her showstopping rendition of Morissette’s “You Oughta Know.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 26, 2021

Mittelstaedt has some news ready for me that electrifies me on the spot.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Two-thirds, or 66.3 percent, of Renault brand cars are electrified, up from 59 percent a year ago.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

She sauntered on the stage with electrified green and purple hair and Vivienne Westwood-style chic to perform a cover of the Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Platner’s working-class message that electrified Maine voters and garnered him national attention is not exclusive to him — or to Maine.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

The figures included a 19.5 percent increase in "electrified" vehicles, which at Toyota includes hybrid options.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

My options were shifting: My best hope now was to stay put behind the electrified fence and wait for my parents to come through and rescue me.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

Sunil, 27, who came to the protest site for the first time on Saturday to "experience the atmosphere", said it was "truly electrifying, especially after the minister's resignation".

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

“In the Mouth of Madness” ponders just how powerful media — and our relationship to it — can be, and Neill gives an electrifying turn as a man caught up in a myth made real.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

“Emily is an electrifying writer, and she works with a style and force of presence that any publisher would be lucky to support,” Rouner told The Times on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Their star is none other than the 18-year-old Lamine Yamal, soccer’s most electrifying teenager.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

I could feel their electrifying hope of victory all around me: they walked differently, talked differently, and didn’t hesitate to shower us with angry words and deeds, letting us know we were short-timers.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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