- present tense form of generate (3rd person singular).
generates
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After the council approved the increases, those business leaders responded with a ballot proposal that sought to repeal the city’s business tax, which generates more than $800 million per year for city services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Steve Hooper has a sizable chunk of his money in Latigo Peak’s most conservative strategy, which generates income that the 73-year-old and his wife have lived off since his retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Allianz Stadium generates about 90% of the RFU's revenue, the vast majority of which comes via men's national team matchdays.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Because the supercurrent in this system oscillates, the magnetic field it generates also changes over time.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 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
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