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Back in 2024, AstraZeneca estimated its portfolio of wholly owned ADCs could generate annual peak revenue of more than $5 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
By 2030, the country aims to generate 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, up from around 60 percent currently, including about 40 percent from hydropower.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Although the cells can still generate energy, they experience changes in energy efficiency and demand that can force them to consume more fuel.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Rosebank is bigger than Jackdaw, it would generate higher greenhouse gas emissions, and it could be far more lucrative for its owners, Adura and Ithaca.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Although he had never built a kiln before, he believed his design would generate temperatures extreme enough to incinerate anything within.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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The company has produced more than 250 specials and estimates it currently generates just under $10 million annually in gross profits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
"At high speeds underwater, a torpedo generates significant noise, making it easier to detect," Yang said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Here is how it works: The central bank takes the policy-rate path implied by financial-market prices for the years of the forecast and generates outcomes for growth, employment and inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 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
And the RTG generates a constant, predictable heat.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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The Golden State Valkyries have generated $100 million so far this year and have sold out every game of their two seasons at the Chase Center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Other delivery workers pointed out that the apps themselves sometimes recommend spectacularly inappropriate replacements, leaving shoppers to make sense of suggestions generated by software.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
The new edition has generated considerable interest in South Korea, where able-bodied men are required to serve between 18 and 21 months in the military, depending on the branch.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
For the latest project, the researchers wanted to dramatically increase the amount of movement and force generated by the muscle cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
The British SoundBeam system translates body movement into digitally generated sound and image.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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"As AI systems become more capable of generating novel decisions and acting with greater autonomy, we need to ensure that their behaviour remains safe, reliable and under meaningful human control," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
They also say they are good for the economy, external, attracting investment, generating tax revenue and creating jobs in areas like construction.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
GE owned NBC, and “Seinfeld” was its critical moneymaker, generating $200 million in profit annually, or around 20% of NBC’s total operating income.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
That means the collision sent material nearly a mile into the air before it fell back into the sea, generating a tsunami taller than a 30-story building.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Together, they provide the means both for generating ideas and for testing their validity.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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