converter
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The cameras, Rodriguez said, are particularly helpful for addressing catalytic converter theft, a “mobile, high-volume, low-witness crime” where the vehicle used is often the only lead.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 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
Many of projects involve a mix of underground and pylon supported cables, as well as sub-stations, converter stations, and equipment used in electricity transmission.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
At the center of the new design is an improved version of a widely used component known as a DC-DC step-down converter.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2026
The converter attachment, which had cost them one hundred dollars, automatically supplied her name whenever the announcer addressed his anonymous audience, leaving a blank where the proper syllables could be filled in.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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The chemicals firm produces catalytic converters for combustion engines, and higher energy prices accelerate the shift to electric vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Catalytic converters made with precious metals palladium, platinum and rhodium are especially targeted, according to the Justice Department.
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
Rather than relying on external electronics, converters, or batteries, the electrolyzer adjusts its electrical characteristics through its own thermal and impedance properties.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 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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