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generate

[jen-uh-rayt] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt /


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Under normal circumstances, the launch of a car like this might generate few headlines.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Facilities with substantial unused capacity continue to generate operating and maintenance costs,” the report states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

A North Carolina state Senate ad said, “You guessed it! AI was definitely used to generate these silly video clips.”

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

A cute AI agent is likely to generate more traction among consumers than a utilitarian large language model, Steinwold said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

By the 1980s, he had developed a solid business that didn't generate a lot of extra money but afforded him a gratifying degree of independence.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Still socially awkward, the rendition of Zuckerberg is now one of a powerful, globally known figure, whose platform generates billions of dollars and is used by millions of people.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

There also will be a new expense mobile app that automatically generates spending reports based on purchases, so employees don’t have to create the reports manually.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Scientists have become increasingly interested in urolithin A because of its associations with healthy aging and mitochondrial function, a process in the body which generates energy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The most famous are "lying flat", when people opt out of the rat race entirely, and "involution", a rather clunky term now commonly used to describe intense competition which generates little meaningful reward.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

If there are exact locations in the brain that allow for the ability to hear or to breathe, is there a place that generates human social behavior?

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

NSW coal generated Aus$23.4 billion in exports last year, with most shipped for electricity generation to South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The antennas blast out electromagnetic signals generated by computers connected to the poles and housed in protective cases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Season 35 of “DWTS” has already generated $5.7 million in trading volume as of Monday, Kalshi told me.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

For example, one Georgia ad included the disclaimer, “This video has been manipulated or generated with artificial intelligence,” while an Oklahoma ad said, “Political satire. AI-generated images do not depict actual events.”

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

In the late 1980s and early 1990s Salomon Brothers had entire years—great years!—in which five proprietary traders, the intellectual forefathers of Howie Hubler, generated more than the firm’s annual profits.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The securities industry is generating record tax revenue for New York, increasing the city’s and state’s vulnerability to a downturn, the state comptroller warns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The only thing I can think of that’s worse than getting stuck on Greatest Hits or Top 40 is pushing a button and generating “infinite personalized music” with no human influence.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Gut bacteria produce the compound while generating energy from histidine, an amino acid that is essential for human health and found in many foods, particularly foods rich in protein.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

San Francisco is playing at a high level with George Kittle and Brock Purdy generating chunk plays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Writing was never developed or even adopted by hunter-gatherer societies, because they lacked both the institutional uses of early writing and the social and agricultural mechanisms for generating the food surpluses required to feed scribes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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