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That leaves brands struggling to generate reliable sales growth, the analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
At Avon Valley Adventure Park near Bath, Halloween activities now generate around a third of the site's annual income.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Such agents help reactions proceed by accepting or donating electrons, but some can be hazardous to handle and generate unwanted waste.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
It also projected that its larger package of restaurant improvements could generate approximately $100,000 in annual gross cash-flow benefits for an average U.S. restaurant, with most of those gains eventually benefiting the bottom line.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
For evolution to occur, an organism must be able to generate genetic variation—i.e., it must produce descendants that are genetically different from either parent.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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There’s a strong case that much of the jump in yields is attributable to this growth and the demand for capital it generates, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
The French semiconductor-materials maker generates revenue from Photonics-SOI—a platform to integrate photonic components on a silicon-on-insulator substrate that are widely used in data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Ticketing revenue generates less than 20% of our total revenue from The Open," Darbon says.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Still socially awkward, the rendition of Zuckerberg is now one of a powerful, globally known figure, whose platform generates billions of dollars and is used by millions of people.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The steam is used to turn a turbine, which generates electricity.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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Across the flow rates they tested, the amount of product generated per unit time increased by approximately 14 times from the lowest to the highest flow rate.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Of course, a scripted “My pleasure!” isn’t necessarily more authentic than a cheerful voice generated by a computer.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
It generated less than $120 million worldwide despite a production budget of about $170 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The drug generated $4.2 billion in revenue for Argenx last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The idea, also, was for Hubler and his small group of traders to keep for themselves a big chunk of the profits this group generated.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Another 2026 study in Cell Metabolism identified a protein called Mimecan that helps skeletal muscles communicate with the hypothalamus and brown fat, a specialized tissue involved in generating body heat.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Despite its widespread internet and app use generating nearly a fifth of the world's digital data, India has only about three percent of global data-centre capacity, government figures show.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
According to Psychology Today, “the same neural pathways responsible for generating innovative connections for humor may also create the intense introspection characteristic of depression.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The only thing I can think of that’s worse than getting stuck on Greatest Hits or Top 40 is pushing a button and generating “infinite personalized music” with no human influence.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Add the effects of the environment—the impact of nutrition on height, or sunlight exposure on skin color—and Fisher could imagine even more unique combinations and effects, ultimately generating perfectly smooth curves.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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