pylon
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Green Gen, owned by parent company Bute Energy, hopes to build three major electricity pylon routes connecting planned onshore windfarms in mid and west Wales with the wider grid network.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Investigators later determined that improper repair work on the American Airlines plane had damaged parts within its pylon, a structure that attaches the engine to the wing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
His pass had just been picked off, a most unfortunate turn at a most unfortunate time for USC, when Jayden Maiava took off sprinting toward the pylon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025
The lawyers said the January wildfire is “further evidence” that a transmission pylon known as Tower 2-5 “is improperly grounded.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
I turned away and found a perch on a pylon where a herring gull had been keeping watch but was now down among the baitfish, guzzling its lunch.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
Expanding the grid - building new pylons and power lines - is pushing up network charges.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Seguro and Ventura have drastically rewritten their election scripts and appearances to focus on the towns and villages worst hit by floods, where the storm has torn down buildings and pylons.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
For instance, the pylons change colors to red and green to celebrate Christmas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
The pylons were first designed by Los Angeles architect Ted Tokio Tanaka in 2000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
Near the bottom, the trail swooped around the pylons of a chair lift.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
