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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

"We have to generate the money from the shop for me to pay you. So if I pay you, pay electricity bills, shop rent and you steal some, where am I expected to generate money?"

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 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

Said Meyer: “That doesn’t seem like a great way, with all due respect, to try and generate excitement among your fans.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

This process will generate the elements carbon and oxygen and provide additional energy for the Sun to continue shining for a limited time.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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

Capital expenditure, or capex, by one company generates revenue for other companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

"At high speeds underwater, a torpedo generates significant noise, making it easier to detect," Yang said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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

The Valkyries have generated $100 million so far this year, more than the Caitlin Clark-powered Indiana Fever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

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

The charity said over its five-year strategy period it generated £4.38m in income and invested £3.44m in delivering and developing services for Islanders affected by cancer.

From BBC ● 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

A valve was closed, the water was heated, and the steam generated drove the water upwards out of the cylinder.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

"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

The U.S. is also Bombardier’s single largest market for business jets, generating a substantial portion of its overall revenues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Users also reported that Meta's artificial intelligence tools were not generating images related to Lula.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Such changes can occur when an asteroid strikes at tremendous speed, generating powerful shock waves that pass through the surrounding rock.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

But a second mechanism of generating genetic diversity exists: genetic information can be swapped between chromosomes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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