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generate

[jen-uh-rayt] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt /


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Back in 2024, AstraZeneca estimated its portfolio of wholly owned ADCs could generate annual peak revenue of more than $5 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The government aims to generate 70 percent of the country's electricity from renewable sources by 2030, including wind power.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

By repeating this carefully timed pattern, the snakes generate continuous forward rolling motion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Spotify, and its competitors like Apple Music and Amazon Music, are driving the trend in AI-assisted curation, allowing premium subscribers to automatically generate playlists through text prompts to fit a mood, vibe or occasion.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

And my face felt oily enough to generate two or three more Olympus Mons-sized pimples.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

A small coastguard ship made an initial attempt using an electrical deterrence device, which generates a weak current that sharks avoid.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The company has produced more than 250 specials and estimates it currently generates just under $10 million annually in gross profits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

But North Korea may need more time to advance its torpedo system, particularly in reducing the noise it generates underwater, he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

The recycled materials industry supports more than 600,000 U.S. jobs and generates $184 billion in economic activity annually.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

You cannot “see” this cube nor feel its edges—but it shares the one property that all physical objects must possess: it generates shadows.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Other delivery workers pointed out that the apps themselves sometimes recommend spectacularly inappropriate replacements, leaving shoppers to make sense of suggestions generated by software.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

One of the most striking findings concerns Spinosaurus, a giant prehistoric dinosaur whose relationship with water has generated considerable controversy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

The new edition has generated considerable interest in South Korea, where able-bodied men are required to serve between 18 and 21 months in the military, depending on the branch.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Mr. Ramaswamy supports building data centers on abandoned industrial sites and giving their surplus generated energy as “free electricity” to neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The initial confirmation of Walter's conviction on appeal had generated significant press in the community, and most people now felt that Walter's guilt was a settled matter.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

"As AI systems become more capable of generating novel decisions and acting with greater autonomy, we need to ensure that their behaviour remains safe, reliable and under meaningful human control," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

They also say they are good for the economy, external, attracting investment, generating tax revenue and creating jobs in areas like construction.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

For most of the war, Tehran maintained a crucial economic lifeline: dozens of tankers holding millions of barrels of crude sitting safely in Asian waters, quietly supplying Chinese refineries and generating billions in cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

That means the collision sent material nearly a mile into the air before it fell back into the sea, generating a tsunami taller than a 30-story building.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

SD-03 continued rolling directly to the center of the roof, where a high-level Sixer wizard sat holding the Orb of Osuvox—the artifact generating the spherical shield around the castle.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline


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