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“Higher rates are increasingly differentiating companies by their ability to generate earnings and returns above the cost of capital.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Mitochondria generate the energy that cells need to carry out their essential activities.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 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
Rails: Nearly 200 electromagnets along the rails generate a magnetic field that pulls the shuttle along the track, turning them off as it passes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
I’d tried to force the fairy tale, but maybe it was time to admit I couldn’t generate feelings for Ethan when I still had a massive crush on Trey.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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The math gets more appealing at 5.3%, as the same sum generates $106,000.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 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 Moon no longer generates a global magnetic field, but traces of its ancient magnetism remain locked inside lunar rocks and soil.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
You cannot “see” this cube nor feel its edges—but it shares the one property that all physical objects must possess: it generates shadows.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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It said directors told staff "no more hand-written code" and are switching to having all the game's art "generated with full AI workflows".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Wood’s execution generated extensive publicity, including a “60 Minutes” segment in which I, then a Ninth Circuit judge, was interviewed, and then nothing happened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
At their first two laboratory visits, participants underwent MRI scans and walked on a specialized treadmill equipped with sensors that measured the forces generated during each step.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 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
A valve was closed, the water was heated, and the steam generated drove the water upwards out of the cylinder.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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
But studies show AI text detectors are often unreliable, generating false positives that can erode trust between instructors and students and forcing teachers to devise innovative methods to detect cheating and evaluate assignments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 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
Gut bacteria produce the compound while generating energy from histidine, an amino acid that is essential for human health and found in many foods, particularly foods rich in protein.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
The cataract of Saint-Jean-les-Eaux plunged between pinnacles of rock at the eastern end of a spur of the Alps, and the generating station clung to the side of the mountain above it.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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