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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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"A ventilator came to a halt, but we do have a generator at the hospital."

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

If a utility sells 100 MWh of electricity, but only 50 MWh qualifies as renewable while the state requires 60 MWh, it can buy 10 RECs from another renewable generator to close the gap.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

It drives on electricity but comes with the security blanket of a gas-powered generator to recharge the battery when needed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

“Is there a small generator? Are all the windows intact? Is there fresh trash? Is there plastic on the roof?”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

“For the miter saw. I brought a generator, too, so we can get power to these tools. Given any thought yet to electricity for your house?”

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

In an electrical grid, generators act as the nodes and transmission lines form the links between them.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

First deliveries of Generac’s backup power generators are worth $2.4 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

At the time, Oxford had been moonlighting for a sales company that offered welding machines, generators, and other equipment door to door.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

In a July earnings report, it highlighted “continued momentum” for its data-center sales and it pledged to ramp up production for large-megawatt backup generators.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

There he was immersed in an effort to produce high-energy protons to probe the atomic nucleus, using his balky Tesla coils and Van de Graaff generators.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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