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generate

[jen-uh-rayt] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt /


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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

By repeating this carefully timed pattern, the snakes generate continuous forward rolling motion.

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

If this is true, it would mean that the human mind is preset, in some primary sense, to generate more than just the parts of speech.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

“Anywhere you have a lot of power, it generates heat,” said Tom Mertz, CEO of EverOn, an Atlanta-based data center construction contractor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

But North Korea may need more time to advance its torpedo system, particularly in reducing the noise it generates underwater, he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

One of the most encouraging developments has come out of Australia, where renewable energy now generates enough power to run 70 percent of Australian homes.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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 charity said over its five-year strategy period it generated £4.38m in income and invested £3.44m in delivering and developing services for Islanders affected by cancer.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

"It was a war that ultimately involved everyone, and everyone was affected," said Guitarricadelafuente, who has generated Oscars buzz for his performance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Mr. Ramaswamy supports building data centers on abandoned industrial sites and giving their surplus generated energy as “free electricity” to neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But all they contained were thousands of randomly generated trees and the occasional bird, rabbit, or squirrel.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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

Users also reported that Meta's artificial intelligence tools were not generating images related to Lula.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Operating profit—a closely watched metric for software companies—rose to 3.03 billion euros from 2.57 billion euros, generating a 29.5% operating margin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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

“Then one day they stopped. Today more than ten thousand wells remain scattered across the reservation, but they are generally what oilmen call “stripper” wells, each one generating less than fifteen barrels a day.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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