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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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During the power cut, the generator kept the products rolling, minimising the day's losses.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

The company is investing $725 million to expand generator production at an Indiana plant and it converted another plant in Kansas to produce turbine engines popular with data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Its major components, including reactor vessel heads, steam generator parts and low-pressure and high-pressure turbines, were all recently updated as part of the 2030 extension, said Maureen Zawalick, chief risk officer at PG&E.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The end credits exclusively feature a list of apps used in the making of this “film,” including video generator Runway and music imitator Suno.

From Slate Aug. 16, 2026

I left the generator on, and there’s cereal in the cabinet and food in the fridge if you’re hungry.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

The UK's power network has a number of smaller gas generators which provide short-term power when needed.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Instead, the humid silence is punctuated by the diesel generators, the occasional Bluetooth speaker or the tinny buzzing of a cell phone squeezing out reggaeton, reparto or US pop.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Neighbours have complained about fires and for months there was a constant hum from electrical generators.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Cummins’s generators are now mostly used for standby power in data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

It was so old, it was written long before librex and story generators even came along.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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