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electrify

[ih-lek-truh-fahy] / ɪˈlɛk trəˌfaɪ /


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"It is possible that events in the future might electrify the public, and then positions - and talk - might not be so cheap," he said.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Yet cargo freight has been hard to electrify because long-haul trucks need hundreds of miles of range while carrying heavy loads, and charging infrastructure has not been consistent.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 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

Beta Technologies rallied 22% after Amazon.com disclosed a stake in the aerospace start-up, which is working to electrify aircrafts.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 2026

But a skilled writer can enliven and sometimes electrify her prose with the judicious insertion of a surprising word.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

As Beijing’s drive for technological dominance electrifies China’s AI scene, investors’ fear of missing out has pushed MiniMax’s market capitalization to over $40 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

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

From Science Daily Feb. 23, 2024

Fleet manager Sean Clifton has 50 additional Ford vans and 20 Maxus vans on order, but will need more soon as Asda electrifies its 1,300 delivery vans.

From Reuters Apr. 13, 2023

Japanese British pop dynamo Rina Sawayama electrifies the crowd at Elton’s party with her artful mash-up of rock, electro-pop, nu-metal and even some country pop.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2023

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

It’s part of the lodge’s electrified safari program, which began in 2014 with the introduction of a solar-powered safari boat—a continentwide first.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Morishita recalls having been electrified by a performance she had seen by Mikiko Matsuyama, who founded the company in 1948.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 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 handcuffed, injured inmates looked not despondent but electrified.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Low was inside Westminster Abbey for Diana's funeral and vividly remembers the public response to the electrifying speech made by Earl Spencer.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

So does switching to renewable energy and electrifying energy use with EVs and heat pumps, which replace furnaces.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The past few months have been the most electrifying time for math since the invention of the calculator.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Phil at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005, electrifying orchestra and audience.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Bob Presto was giving his spiel: “Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for a truly electrifying experience?”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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