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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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Ramirez knows from experience that if you use a generator, “it will break down at the worst time.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

This means that even if gas only generates 1% of overall electricity at a given time it can often set the overall wholesale price which gets paid to every type of generator.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

For their experiments, the researchers suspended silica nanoparticles in water and passed the mixture through an ultra fine bubble generator.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Singaporean photographer Aik Beng Chia used an image generator to depict the lives of transgender people in the city-state's Bugis street, then known as a red-light district, in the 1970s and 80s.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Besides being doubtful he’d be able to get the generator into the canoe, he was wary of picking up anything of value.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

He now steers clients away from using generators in favor of solar-powered batteries.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Inverter systems can cost thousands of dollars -- not dissimilar to petrol generators depending on the size -- but proponents say running costs are lower in the long run.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

For the experiments a pool of thousands of AI-generated faces was created using an AI image tool called StyleGAN3, one of the most realistic face generators available.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Caterpillar CAT 0.66%increase; up pointing triangle , the second-largest Dow industrials component with a business selling generators for data centers, shed 10% over a two-day period.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The backup generators that had kicked in after the earthquake sputtered out.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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