engines
Example Sentences
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China sees its cities as engines of growth, not merely cash cows for rural hinterlands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Owner-operator Deol uses battery-powered electric air conditioning systems installed on both his trucks so he can turn off the engines and avoid idling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
With global demand for electric vehicles slowing, Leiters said Porsche would continue to invest in internal combustion engines and plug-in hybrids.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
But naturally aspirated engines would use more fuel, so the cars would for half the race or so actually be heavier than they are now.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Hollow-eyed women and children, the casualties of a million cruelties, ran after Pennsy’s engines as they sped past.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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