electrify
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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
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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
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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
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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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