electric

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Edison’s contribution was an innovation that made electric light much more practical and commercially viable, but it was also part of a larger process of collective scientific research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Trevor Milton, founder of the electric truck manufacturer Nikola, was convicted of misleading investors in 2022, presaging Nikola’s bankruptcy last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The light on Mag is framed like a melodramatic diva’s spotlight, and the close-ups of Delano’s electric purple lip gloss and severe makeup heighten the sequence’s sense of surrealism.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Musk used to talk like he was God’s gift to the environment simply because he acquired the electric vehicle company Tesla, a company now in crisis thanks to his terrible image.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

It felt like an electric jolt flamed a trail from my elbow to my face.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence