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generate

[jen-uh-reyt] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt /


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Chevron projected the Tengiz oil field would generate $6 billion in free cash flow for the company this year, assuming oil traded at $70 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

If it drops an additional 33 feet, water won’t reach its intakes to generate hydroelectric power.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Roddy Smith, chief executive of Essential Edinburgh, said the tax should generate income to "improve" the city.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The deal would commit U.S. companies to build nuclear reactors on Saudi soil to generate power.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

Seen this way, the structure resembles a spiral staircase with the base pairs forming the steps. helical symmetry, the locations of the atoms in one nucleotide would automatically generate the other positions.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

While El Niño brings colder and wetter conditions to the Southern U.S., it typically generates drier and warmer weather up north.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The Swiss company generates about a fifth of its revenue from the U.S., and about 55% of this is forecast to come from generic drugs in 2028, according JPM.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

“The Five,” the powerhouse afternoon panel show that regularly generates the highest ratings in cable news, completely ignored the address on Friday, Monday and Tuesday.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

But some fans believe that clubs - particularly the wealthiest - want fewer season-ticket holders in their stadiums, because selling seats for matches on an individual basis generates more revenue per ticket.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

It always causes a lot of excitement and generates talk about how the odds are not in that family’s favor.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Since then, the original series and its more than a dozen spin-offs have generated nearly 1,000 episodes.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

The test is a digital game of capture the flag: Once the AI gets in, it must prove it by capturing a long, randomly generated string of letters and numbers stored on the system.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Alphabet, despite the sharp selloff on Thursday, is still primarily funding its investments with cash generated by its existing businesses, including Google Search and advertising.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Under the terms of the legislation, funds generated by the tax must be reinvested in local services and facilities "substantially used by business and leisure visitors".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The excitement of playing a trick generated more energy than she knew what to do with.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Christopher Nolan's star-studded adaptation of "The Odyssey" has quickly become his latest box office success, capturing audiences and generating conversation around the world.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Those sources make up about 90% of projects under construction that are likely to start generating electricity this year, according to the Energy Information Administration.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

And yet, “Obsession” is sticking in those conversations, even generating some light award buzz way ahead of Oscar season.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

The MIT design lowered that coupling to about 1 percent while still generating one clean and precise beam.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

The individual creators of this property— writers, musicians, artists—can and will find alternative means of generating income, they’re convinced.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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