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generator

[jen-uh-ray-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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It consists of a floating device that moves with the waves, with a generator driven directly by that motion and few parts to break, says Cameron McNatt, the company’s co-founder and chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

He also pointed to "power cuts that have forced us to buy fuel for the generator".

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Disney and other studios have sued AI companies Midjourney and MiniMax, and in February, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Chinese tech company ByteDance over its AI video generator Seedance 2.0.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

A generator chugged loudly outside, supplying electricity after the power had been cut off.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

“How did you get away from the skeletons in the generator room, anyway? You said they cornered you.”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

The money normally spent on the parade will go instead toward pumps, hoses, plugs and generators, Fisher said, “resources our waterways and neighbors desperately need.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Independent power generators have been seen as eventual winners in an environment where AI-related power demand — and electricity prices — are on the rise.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Russia said on Thursday that it had prepared "dozens of tonnes" of aid for the residents who do not wish to leave, including food, medicine, hygiene products and fuel for generators.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The global race to build data centres to train and run chatbots, image generators and other AI tools has turbocharged the fortunes of Samsung and other chipmakers, despite concerns that the sector may be overvalued.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

When the Soviet Union stopped supplying cheap fuel oil in the early 1990s, city-based, oil-powered generators sputtered to a halt.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden


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