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generate

[jen-uh-rayt] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt /


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They even generate a similar amount of revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Modern AI systems do not simply retrieve or copy their training examples; they can combine learned information in new ways and generate outputs and solutions that were not explicitly present in those examples."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

By 2030, the country aims to generate 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, up from around 60 percent currently, including about 40 percent from hydropower.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Once bound to their targets, these probes would generate characteristic CPL signals.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

If this is true, it would mean that the human mind is preset, in some primary sense, to generate more than just the parts of speech.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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

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

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

If there are exact locations in the brain that allow for the ability to hear or to breathe, is there a place that generates human social behavior?

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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

"It was a war that ultimately involved everyone, and everyone was affected," said Guitarricadelafuente, who has generated Oscars buzz for his performance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 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

For the latest project, the researchers wanted to dramatically increase the amount of movement and force generated by the muscle cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

But it could not explain the copying of genes themselves: How are genes replicated when a cell divides into two cells, or when a sperm or egg is generated?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

"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

Operating profit—a closely watched metric for software companies—rose to 3.03 billion euros from 2.57 billion euros, generating a 29.5% operating margin.

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

Harry felt as though his body was generating waves of hatred so powerful that it seemed incredible that Snape could not feel them burning him.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling


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