electrify
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"If you electrify and you increase coal, then what are you doing?" veteran COP observer and E3G analyst Alden Meyer told AFP in Bonn.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
The trend is a reminder that, despite the breakneck growth of green electricity in China, the world’s factory still largely runs on polluting processes that are hard to electrify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
“From an economic point of view, for every EU country, the best possible decision is get rid of fossil fuels, electrify, buy more heat pumps, buy more renewables,” Oliveira da Silva said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Layers of silent tension electrify the air throughout these early hours.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026
“We can electrify that whole strip of floor,” bawled the Director in explanation.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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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
Nothing electrifies an NHL crowd like a penalty shot.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
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
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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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
Compared with the U.S. or Europe, petroleum makes up a smaller share of its primary energy mix, and it has electrified more of its automobiles and energy system overall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Including plug-in hybrids, the electrified percentage is closer to 50%.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Hibs - hanging on brilliantly against the odds, heading everything clear, throwing bodies in the way of shots, blowing a gasket to protect their point in front of an electrified home and away crowd.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
She was frozen, rigid, as if electrified to the chair.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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“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
"The visiting professorship is an electrifying opportunity for me to be in direct, robust creative dialogue with the next generation of thinkers and creative doers," the Australian star said.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 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
"By electrifying daily life, from transport to buildings and industry, we can protect families and businesses from volatile energy markets," incoming COP31 president Murat Kurum said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Kalugin's appearance had an electrifying effect on the crowd and on the larger democracy movement inside Russia.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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