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engine

[en-juhn] / ˈɛn dʒən /


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Ferrari entered this season hoping to be title contenders following the introduction of new chassis and engine rules in F1.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Plum was supposed to be the offensive engine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The researchers suspect that the magnetic field could be connected to a hidden source of energy, which Scaringi describes as a 'mystery engine.'

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

He compared Parallax’s plans for “parts consolidation” with SpaceX’s approach to the rocket engine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Its engine tick tick ticked, steaming against the cold.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The agreement, once finalised, also includes a maintenance package, meaning Rolls-Royce will continue servicing and monitoring the engines throughout their operational life, officials said.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

He preened, grabbed his oversized scissors and opened his mouth to boast, but no one could hear a single word over the deafening roar of Marine One’s idling engines.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Leela Chess Zero, an open-source engine based on Google’s AlphaZero, has played over four billion games in order to become one of the most powerful engines around.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Search engines and AI rely on web scraping and frequency of mentions, and the sheer volume of his fake posts caused AI to mistakenly identify him as an NFL wide receiver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

I don’t know how the old time explorers from Europe made it across the ocean without steam engines & propellers.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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