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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

A drone struck a generator in May near the UAE's Barakah nuclear plant, the Arab world's only such facility, causing a fire.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

This means that even if gas only generates 1% of overall electricity at a given time it can often set the overall wholesale price which gets paid to every type of generator.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

He said he views Stretch as an income generator, but doesn’t see it as a bond substitute.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Yes, the generator is keeping the air-conditioning on, but the jacket still seems off.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

It has also affected small businesses and people relying on digital services, though big institutions, such as hospitals, tend to have back-up generators.

From BBC Jul. 29, 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

One key holding is Cummins, a diesel-engine manufacturer trading at low multiples while benefiting from a fresh growth catalyst supplying backup generators to data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Companies once viewed as abundant free-cash-flow generators are now being valued against a backdrop of much heavier investment spending, and in some cases their stock prices have already begun to reflect that change.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

When the Soviet Union stopped supplying cheap fuel oil in the early 1990s, city-based, oil-powered generators sputtered to a halt.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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