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plug-in

[pluhg-in] / ˈplʌgˌɪn /






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Fully electric and plug-in hybrid sales accounted for less than 8% of all car sales in June, down from a peak of just over 12% right before the tax break was killed off.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Sales of fully-electric and plug-in hybrid models grew 15% and accounted for 53% of all Volvo cars sold globally, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Toyota has dropped the gas-only version of the bestselling RAV4, making every model a hybrid or plug-in hybrid.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

It said that 52 percent of its passenger car sales in Europe are now electrified vehicles -- fully electric, plug-in hybrids and non-plug-in hybrids -- up from 43.8 percent in the first half of 2025.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

You may think that music is a luxury, a plug-in to make human life more enjoyable.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Anthropic also on Tuesday announced new “plug-ins,” or customizable agents, for workflows across financial analysis, investment banking, equity research and other areas, expanding upon its previously announced plug-ins for the legal sector.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

Though such advances could potentially help some software companies increase profit margins, investors still worry they could also put some out of business, as clients develop software themselves or use the plug-ins.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

In their view, “legal plug-ins will not replace robust, mature tool stacks like Intuit.”

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

I used to work a lot with plug-ins and sound libraries.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2025

“With plug-ins, like for guitar or piano. Or you can use a sampler.”

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan




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