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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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Ramirez knows from experience that if you use a generator, “it will break down at the worst time.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Brad Long, a bitcoin financial coach based outside of Atlanta, said he purchased roughly $10,000 of Stretch late last year to see if its dividends could serve as a viable income generator in retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

It involves an operation where a generator is implanted into the patients chest.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

For their experiments, the researchers suspended silica nanoparticles in water and passed the mixture through an ultra fine bubble generator.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

They could run a line to that generator to keep unit 5 running, too.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

With the current version of the deal expiring this year, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Reclamation, which operates the reservoirs and their hydropower generators, is stepping in.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The plant -- which is close to the front line of the war -- has repeatedly suffered power cuts, with emergency diesel generators providing power for crucial cooling functions.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Mercy Corps now supports some of the new co-working spaces which have popped up across Gaza using generators and solar panels to offer better internet connections and a more stable power supply.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The researchers noted that continuous fryers used in large food processing facilities could be modified to include microwave generators.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

He curled up with a blanket in the engine room and listened to the soothing hum of the generators.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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