combustion
Example Sentences
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Only the power of the internal combustion engine is measured.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Wrong decisions around EVs have been rectified, new top-end products with combustion and hybrid powertrains are lined up, and management is focusing on product quality, UBS’s Patrick Hummel writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
But the government is pushing forward, aiming to make the country a hub for EV manufacturing while signing zero emissions pledges to slowly phase out new sales of autos with internal combustion engines.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
A better understanding of how fire whirls form and behave could help engineers develop more efficient combustion systems and improve efforts to predict and manage wildfires.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
They look that way when you don’t know much about them—all of those tubes and wires and valves—but mostly the combustion engine hasn’t changed that much since it was invented.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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