plug
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I’d mostly stopped at Tesla fast chargers: GM has deals with Tesla and other network operators, and the Bolt has a Tesla-style plug.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
I hesitate to plug them because it’s already virtually impossible to get reservations there, but Pizzeria Sei has absolutely the best pizza you can get west of New York City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
But attention is likely to focus more on how private capital, not public finances, might help plug the shortfall.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
You’re correct that retirement can last 30 years or longer, so it’s important to be sure of what you’re doing before pulling the plug.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Every year, someone from the village gets chosen to plug in the lights on the village hall, and then, one by one, everyone else in the village switches their Christmas lights on.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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Charging companies in the U.S. are on track to install about as many public EV plugs this year as in 2025, the industry’s record high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
According to Paren, the Elon Musk-helmed company has added more than 3,500 fast-charging plugs this year, good for about 40,000 total across the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Among the more extreme measures is the removal of plugs so tourists are not tempted to take a bath.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
He said the island's pub, The Tavern, had closed toilets and removed bath plugs to help conserve supplies.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
When she plugs it in and presses a red switch, a white square of light appears.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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After falling out of favor, shares of power stocks got plugged in on Tuesday on a big deal between Constellation Energy and Google.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The analysts plugged those prompts into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Muse in three different states: New Jersey, New York and Minnesota.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
"We've shown that when tissue-resident macrophages don't have EP2 on their surfaces anymore or when that receptor is plugged up by a drug, this decline doesn't happen."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Logical and combative, Zhu plugged China into global systems of trade, banking and communications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
I plugged it into my laptop, and she just mumbled, “That’s better, thanks; I’m really close here.”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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They’ve been plugging away on this policy for years, and they’re finally seeing results.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
As the city moves to ban wells and new state laws require buffer zones and plugging idle wells, “the relationship between residential communities and oil drilling operators has been reset,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Europe’s arms industry is slowly plugging the output gap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Our colleagues are plugging gaps, doing the impossible, working too many hours to back-fill, are experiencing burnout and ill health and have their private lives upended," Mr Kelly said.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
It was old Doctor Merrivale hiding behind the curtains of his office, plugging away with a Daisy air rifle.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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