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electrify

[ih-lek-truh-fahy] / ɪˈlɛk trəˌfaɪ /


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One gigawatt represents 1 billion watts of power, enough to electrify more than 800,000 homes, according to various estimates.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

"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

"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

“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

We gonna electrify your senses and bombard your brain with the sounds that make you want to get down!

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper

With the garish gusto of a WWE wrestler, Tucker’s entrance as the ringleader of the show “Stamptown” electrifies the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

The man himself, son of a sea captain, is an instinctive, charismatic politician who electrifies the campaign trail thanks to a natural bond with admiring masses across Anatolia.

From Reuters ● May 12, 2023

The honesty electrifies Helmuth, the way the British announce their own losses to the Germans.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

While 100% of the network is fully electrified, only two-thirds has traditional overhead electric wires.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

But he’s also really electrified some younger voters.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

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

And how would I even test it to find out if it is electrified?

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Poised to host the COP31 climate summit, Turkey on Friday unveiled an ambitious $500 billion roadmap for electrifying its economy and slashing imports, but offered no clear timeline for exiting coal.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

These electrifying final embellishments unify the totality of each face, at once setting it in motion while freezing it in perfect equilibrium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 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

In a statement, Creamfields described the band as "one of the most influential and electrifying electronic acts of all time".

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

One night, it even roused the otherwise cautious Dr. Xuma to utter the electrifying slogan used to rally African warriors to battle in the previous century: “Zemk’ inkomo magwalandini!”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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