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[en-juhn] / ˈɛn dʒən /


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It’s an even better version of an already great engine.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Jensen Huang spent decades honing a singular ability to cultivate relationships with politicians around the globe, growing Nvidia into one of the world’s most valuable companies and the engine of the artificial-intelligence boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Toukie “was a nickname my grandmother gave me that came from a children’s record about a little red fire engine with lots of energy,” Smith told The Times in 1990.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

The U.S. is emerging as the last true profit engine for the world’s carmakers—and the auto industry is racing to compete, the WSJ’s Sharon Terlep writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Dad nods mutely, turns off the engine, and opens his door.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Turbines—the engines of gas plants that convert natural gas to electricity—require orders years in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The penalties for the Ferrari drivers are bigger than Russell's because it is the first time they have exceeded the limit of four engines per season, while Russell had already gone beyond that.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Firefly Aerospace reached an agreement worth more than $1.3 billion to supply rocket engines and license its propulsion technology to AST SpaceMobile, which is developing its own heavy-lift rocket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Every time you fly, an extraordinary feat of endurance occurs inside the aircraft's engines.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

One of Masha’s engines was hit and caught fire.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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