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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

So much methane was released that some of it was sucked into a ventilation intake, setting off gas alarms in the ship's generator room.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Engine powers a generator to supply electricity to the battery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Under the glare of floodlights, no doubt powered by the generator that was thudding just outside the door, half a dozen men were working on a long, slender boat.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

New Jersey datacenter fined $1.1 million after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generators.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The company overhauled its original power plans to address local resistance to its idea to use gas turbines and diesel generators, but it has yet to obtain the air permits it needs from the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Two years ago, the biggest record labels took artificial intelligence music generators to court for copyright infringement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Power generators operate differently from one another, neurons vary in form and behavior, species occupy different roles in ecosystems, and the components inside engineered materials are not always perfectly uniform.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Then the clock must’ve struck ten because all at once the buzzing generators outside sputtered and died, as did the music from downstairs and the streetlight that had been shining through my window.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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