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generate

[jen-uh-reyt] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt /


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He estimates that every 100 megawatts of compute allocated toward Meta’s API could generate as much as $8 billion of revenue and roughly $2 of earnings per share by 2028.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

It was a formulation almost engineered to generate speculation.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Instead of relying on expensive, highly engineered metamaterials that have traditionally been needed to generate optical skyrmions, the NTU team created them by shining a laser at a small circular disc.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

It would have hosted a restaurant, walking paths and green space, and even metallic structures resembling flowers that would have collected solar power to generate energy for the park.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

“I suppose you’re right. Now, let’s see if we can’t generate a few more miracles between the two of us and save some of these miserable people.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

This could be funded by the enormous wealth that the technology would generate, if it generates what its proponents believe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

When a specific location is activated, the inner electrode generates protons that lower the local pH and allow the DNA strand to grow.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

In the City of Commerce, the Commerce Casino generates 40% of the city’s general fund, and employs 2,200 people.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

According to Walhi, the amount of waste that Tangerang Regency generates is far more than what Jatiwaringin landfill was designed to handle.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Our body constantly generates new cells to replace old and damaged ones.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

The settlement mandated that 22.5% of revenues generated by the so-called Power Five athletic conferences go to athletes at 310 Division I sports programs, working out to about $20.5 million per school.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

This story was generated in part by Quakebot, a computer application that monitors the latest earthquakes detected by the USGS.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Akzo, home to brands such as Dulux, generated roughly 40% of its revenue from decorative paints last year, with performance coatings accounting for the rest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Although the hardware itself never moved, these timed changes generated a traveling pattern around the ring.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

In low tones, she told her husband that there had been “a burglary,” a remark which—repeated by a well-meaning eavesdropper to his neighbor—spread rapidly around the room and generated a flurry of unwanted concern.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The technology may also improve specialized MRI techniques that image atoms other than hydrogen, including sodium and fluorine, by generating stronger signals and higher quality images.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

AI is generating creative solutions in water management.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Perhaps 15% of global companies are ‘zombies,’ generating enough revenue to pay interest but not pay down principal debt or make shareholder distributions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

“The first year of the expanded tax credit program is already delivering results — generating billions in economic activity, creating opportunities for businesses and the workforce and bringing more productions home to California.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

The two complaints were not helping the old firebrand Malcolm X image any, nor were they generating the local public interest that was badly needed by his small, young OAAU.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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