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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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For their experiments, the researchers suspended silica nanoparticles in water and passed the mixture through an ultra fine bubble generator.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

California regulations are part of what’s keeping data centers relatively small: A state rule requires any backup generator bigger than 100 megawatts to be certified as a power plant.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

The company’s main generator of revenue, electric vehicles, often plays second fiddle.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

Last weekend, the United Arab Emirates said a drone strike hit an electricity generator at its nuclear power station, a sign of how any further fighting could escalate.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Spying us, ReelTok reaches outside the tent and switches off the generator.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

"If spare parts, filters and new generators are not allowed in, we are heading towards a catastrophe," he told the BBC.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Like Camallere, they used AI image generators to carefully curate each scene in the story.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

As AI spending eats into the free cash flow of cloud providers, Micron and other chip companies are turning into major free-cash-flow generators, Gabriel noted.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

The data centers used for AI require sophisticated computing equipment, cooling systems to keep that equipment from overheating, electric and fiber-optic cables and backup generators to prevent power disruptions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

“We have three generators in the rigs. Let’s get through and power the farm up.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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