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turbine

[tur-bin, -bahyn] / ˈtɜr bɪn, -baɪn /


NOUN
rotary engine
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The plans include a large wharf with a staging area for the turbine components, plus a “wet storage” area for the assembled units in the water waiting to be towed away, among other elements.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Its plants require a different type of turbine that faces much less of a supply-chain constraint.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The margin squeeze does not resolve until new generation capacity comes online — which, given gas turbine lead times now running up to seven years, is not soon.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Things are good, but GE Vernova has essentially sold out its turbine capacity through the end of the decade, making further growth more difficult.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

All the creature’s unease had vanished: he gave a guttural burr in his throat, a turbine of delight.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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