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generator

[jen-uh-ray-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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The mansion is equipped with a whole-home generator, private well, and septic system.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

As he lay down in the powerful rapids, he visualised a new type of small-scale tidal energy generator.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The analyst notes that the projects have capital-efficient deal structures where clients supply the primary generator engines, while Enerflex handles modular design and fabrication.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

When a radio frequency generator sends a signal into the capacitor, the resulting electromagnetic field interacts with the plasma filament.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

Their father always kept a can of gasoline in the garage, to fill the snow blower, and to power the generator if the power went out during a storm.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

The company said its backup diesel generators run only for five minute tests each week and, thanks to abatement efforts, produce "about 44 decibels of sound, quieter than a soft conversation three feet away."

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Stored on-site in large, aboveground generators with “belly tanks,” the fuel presented a fire and environmental concern for the city’s planning commission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“In 2022 you had all these wind investments, and other power generators starved for capital,” while at that time Altius, under Dalton’s direction, “was buying up assets left and right.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

What specific types of nuclear energy generators are safe enough to use?

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Occupy Mobius encampment is bright with car headlights and portable outdoor work lights operated by generators.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed


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