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generate

[jen-uh-rayt] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt /


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They have shown that a laser can generate a plasma filament that functions as a transmitting antenna, establishing a foundation for future improvements.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

"What happened should not be used to generate alarms and disorder," he said, adding that he had called for a report on the damage.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Taxing such benefits could generate a significant amount of money for the program.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Many believe that consolidation is unavoidable because, without higher grape prices, very few growers can generate sustainable profits.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Men generate before they yet have certain characters, such as a beard or grey hair,” Aristotle wrote perceptively—but they pass on those features to their children.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The math gets more appealing at 5.3%, as the same sum generates $106,000.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Ticketing revenue generates less than 20% of our total revenue from The Open," Darbon says.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Still socially awkward, the rendition of Zuckerberg is now one of a powerful, globally known figure, whose platform generates billions of dollars and is used by millions of people.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Their motion creates electrical resistance and generates heat, which can ultimately destroy the superconducting state.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Our body constantly generates new cells to replace old and damaged ones.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Despite the curiosity generated by his name, local media noted that Hitler Guesclin Alba Sánchez had been elected mayor of Yúngar in 2018.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

It generated less than $120 million worldwide despite a production budget of about $170 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Yield, for the record, is also different from return; it represents the income generated — like interest and dividends — while return refers to the overall net gain/loss.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

And the African football associations invited didn't receive any of the profits from the match, which potentially generated millions of dollars in revenue and TV rights, he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The big breeze generated by her muumuu slaps against my cheeks.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

As matter streams from the brown dwarf toward the star, it strikes the stellar surface at high speeds, generating an intensely heated region.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

But studies show AI text detectors are often unreliable, generating false positives that can erode trust between instructors and students and forcing teachers to devise innovative methods to detect cheating and evaluate assignments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The only thing I can think of that’s worse than getting stuck on Greatest Hits or Top 40 is pushing a button and generating “infinite personalized music” with no human influence.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Musk fans and Delta loyalists piled in, generating strings of comments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Why would a master of narrative stop his narrative dead before it has much chance to begin generating?

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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