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As of 2026, which of these generate the largest volume of renewable electricity?

generate

[jen-uh-rayt] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt /


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They began by testing different palladacycles to identify which one could generate the greatest amount of phenanthridinone.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

EU Court of Justice Advocate General Maciej Szpunar said Tuesday that a publisher’s rights could be infringed when chatbots retrieve and reuse material from online publications to generate answers to user queries under certain circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Their spending has since risen about 93%, while the cash their businesses generate has grown 24%.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

If it passes, the department could receive a minimum of $986 million annually by 2036, up from the current rate that would generate $493 million by that year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

I thought, rubbing my hands together and jumping around to generate some heat.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

Because the supercurrent in this system oscillates, the magnetic field it generates also changes over time.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Bangladesh's garment wage board agreed on Wednesday to raise minimum pay in the key sector, which generates around four-fifths of the country's export earnings, worth up to $38 billion.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The garment industry generates nearly $40bn every year for Bangladesh, accounting for around 10% of its GDP.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The harbor is one of the busiest in the country and generates revenue from the operators at its terminals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The steam is used to turn a turbine, which generates electricity.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Vertex Pharmaceuticals used roughly 50 AI companies to comb through its data set of 10,000 drug compounds, but none generated a working drug.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

“I imagine that there was more stuff being generated on a week-to-week basis when I was thinking out loud, but that’s OK,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

It meant neither man was able to build on the momentum generated by their epic victories.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Key details: The transportation sector generated 39,000 new jobs, marking the biggest increase in almost two years.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The British SoundBeam system translates body movement into digitally generated sound and image.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

If you’re going to build data centers, it makes sense to build them as close to the source of the generating fuel as possible, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

As that process continues, the spacecraft gradually lose generating capacity, with each probe experiencing a decline of approximately 4 watts annually.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

He said MTY acquired too many concepts, “some good and some bad,” and that overall it isn’t generating organic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The executors for Michael Jackson’s estate began generating liquidity in 2011, including the sale of the singer’s Neverland Ranch in 2020 and the $750-million deal with Sony for intellectual property assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

They often pass through my mind, usually without generating any particular feeling.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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