engine
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"This dramatic layering of young jets inside older, exhausted lobes is the signature of an episodic AGN -- a galaxy whose central engine keeps turning on and off over cosmic timescales."
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Then with a burn of their spacecraft's main engine, they said goodbye and began their quarter of a million mile journey to the Moon.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
During her life she secured more than 25 other permits, including for shoe-manufacturing equipment, improved window frames and sashes and a rotary engine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Though the company’s theme parks division has served as its economic engine for years, Disney recently indicated it expects to see “headwinds” in international tourism to its U.S. parks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The steam engine gave another hiss, and the wheels began to roll.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing engine
Engineering - Introductory
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Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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