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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

“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

Costs rise quickly when homeowners electrify more than just heating, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 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

She wouldn’t even mind learning how to electrify things.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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

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

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

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

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

He said the charity was in the process of moving to a fully electrified fleet, but he said rising fuel costs directly affected the families it supported.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

That’s well within the average 31-mile range of the electrified tundra buggies deployed by wildlife tour company Frontiers North Adventures, with 5-foot high wheels that can tackle rugged and boggy terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

It said that 52 percent of its passenger car sales in Europe are now electrified vehicles -- fully electric, plug-in hybrids and non-plug-in hybrids -- up from 43.8 percent in the first half of 2025.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 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

The power plant that electrified the fence was left unguarded.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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

Its bare bones prose and electrifying pictures preserve, honor and celebrate the people, places and ideas responsible for Rosales’ sentimental education.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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

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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