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grid

[grid] / grɪd /
NOUN
gridiron
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NOUN
conducting plate
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Dan also has solar panels, a camping stove, a tent, wood supplies and a propane fireplace insert that can run off grid - without electricity or wood.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

She is also waiting for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to release its analysis on how the electrical grid could handle such a requirement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

But the state is part of PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. grid operator, which is in the midst of re-evaluating how it will connect data centers with power producers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Today’s grid loses as much as 8% from power generation to end use, and the upgrade of the grid to higher voltages dramatically reduces energy losses, making the whole grid more economical.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Note the faint grid lines that would help her copy a master artist’s drawing in order to learn proper placement and proportion of objects on the page.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

In addition to drawing from public grids, many AI data centers are directly incorporating battery-energy-storage systems to deal with fluctuations in power demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Dube said Equinix facilities use dry cooling that makes minimal use of water and aim to use "biorenewable" energy in order to not strain local power grids.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Such hypothetical benefits include progress in healthcare, like the development of bespoke treatments for illnesses and improved disease detection, tailored education and legal advice and making more efficient power grids and batteries.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Rather than arranging atoms only in a line, they hope to study grids of atoms as well.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The old man stands beneath the projection screen and whisks the tip of a billiards cue through the grids.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr


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