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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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“And we adapted to them because they became a strong economic generator for our area.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

"A ventilator came to a halt, but we do have a generator at the hospital."

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

If a utility sells 100 MWh of electricity, but only 50 MWh qualifies as renewable while the state requires 60 MWh, it can buy 10 RECs from another renewable generator to close the gap.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

As a result, he bought a generator which has been sustaining him and his father since the power failed.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

I could tell he was figuring out how to build the generator, and maybe making other plans as well.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

In an electrical grid, generators act as the nodes and transmission lines form the links between them.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

At the time, Oxford had been moonlighting for a sales company that offered welding machines, generators, and other equipment door to door.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

In a July earnings report, it highlighted “continued momentum” for its data-center sales and it pledged to ramp up production for large-megawatt backup generators.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Virginia Commonwealth University Associate Prof. Damian Pitt and his associates found that emissions from data centers’ generators in Northern Virginia increased significantly between 2015 and 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

“We have three generators in the rigs. Let’s get through and power the farm up.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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