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converter

[kuhn-vur-ter] / kənˈvɜr tər /




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In 2023, the Texas Legislature unanimously passed a law raising auto insurance costs for Texans by $1 to combat rampant catalytic converter theft.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Two of the department’s units spent three months investigating links among a series of catalytic converter thefts.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

This relic of combustion awakens in the morning with the refinement of a coffee grinder, winding at around 3,000 rpm until the catalytic converter heats up and the revs fall back to idle.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Offshore wind farms, he and many other villagers argue, could be connected further out at sea, with converter stations built away from existing communities rather than smack bang on top of them.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

It was boxy and angular, and it poured so much smoke out of its exhaust pipe, I was certain the Forges of some Dark Lord were firing deep within its catalytic converter.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Five people were arrested Thursday after local and state law enforcement officials discovered about 2,400 catalytic converters they say are linked to a theft ring.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

If you follow-up with early converters years later, they are generally in a much higher tax bracket and their Roth accounts have grown significantly.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

“So, some of these converters are facing that kind of challenge, and you’re going to see some casualties.”

From Barron's May 12, 2026

The joint investigation pointed to two key locations — a place in South Los Angeles where people were buying the converters and a place in Norwalk where the converters were being stored, police said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

The meat was always coaxial cable, T-l multiplexers, protocol converters, and the like.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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