- present tense form of generate (3rd person singular).
generates
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"It can be shown that when the electron returns to its atom, it generates a whole range of different frequencies with roughly equal intensity," says Dimitar Popmintchev, postdoc in Tenio Popmintchev's team at TU Wien.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
And free cash flow, a measure of the cash Verizon’s business generates after subtracting infrastructure investments, is expected to “approach” 12% growth for 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 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
The Prigozhin family business, including both legitimate and criminal enterprises, generates more than $400 million a year, according to estimates by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, a Geneva-based think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Held aloft in a cloud of heat that generates not from my surroundings, but from my own being.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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