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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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“Is there a small generator? Are all the windows intact? Is there fresh trash? Is there plastic on the roof?”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

During the power cut, the generator kept the products rolling, minimising the day's losses.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

The end credits exclusively feature a list of apps used in the making of this “film,” including video generator Runway and music imitator Suno.

From Slate Aug. 16, 2026

Its major components, including reactor vessel heads, steam generator parts and low-pressure and high-pressure turbines, were all recently updated as part of the 2030 extension, said Maureen Zawalick, chief risk officer at PG&E.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Late at night the generator was turned off, and then they had to use lamps like the ones Joao had at the trading post.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Electricity costs and state regulations on gas-powered generators limit the vast majority of them to under 100 megawatts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

"This will be temporary disruption with the construction but then permanent disruption because of the diesel generators, the noises, the cooling fans, things like that."

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Companies like Caterpillar and Cummins are raising production of generators critical as backup-power options for data centers springing up all over the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Those still open tend to have generators, menus priced in dollars and a clientele of well-connected Cubans, decked in salmon shirts and tassel loafers.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Everything on the bottom floor of the reactor buildings—including the diesel generators they so desperately needed to run the reactors—had been submerged in salt water.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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