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generator

[jen-uh-ray-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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This depends on the type of patient or what kind of revenue generator is at play.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

He also pointed to "power cuts that have forced us to buy fuel for the generator".

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Disney and other studios have sued AI companies Midjourney and MiniMax, and in February, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Chinese tech company ByteDance over its AI video generator Seedance 2.0.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

He keeps supplies in his attic and a crawl space under the house - here lies about 120 litres of water, cash, a first-aid kit and a generator.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

This was what a true Lagosian should have noticed: the generator house, the generator size.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

U.S. fuel arriving in smaller shipments has kept cars, trucks and household generators running, report Roberto Ferdman, Belle Cushing and Ashley Cai.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The money normally spent on the parade will go instead toward pumps, hoses, plugs and generators, Fisher said, “resources our waterways and neighbors desperately need.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

This week, its second stage is in force, restricting the use of diesel generators and burning of coal and firewood.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The country is Southeast Asia's fastest growing hub for new data centres -- warehouse-like buildings crammed with servers that can train and run AI tools such as chatbots and image generators.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

In the distance, I heard the generators sputter and spin down, and all the lights along the harbor and in house windows behind me surged for a moment before going dark.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs


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