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converter

[kuhn-vur-ter] / kənˈvɜr tər /




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Grant-funded cameras, much more than other technology, have also expanded the reach of police in investigations far beyond catalytic converter cases, department officials say.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

This relic of combustion awakens in the morning with the refinement of a coffee grinder, winding at around 3,000 rpm until the catalytic converter heats up and the revs fall back to idle.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Jamison is the city’s most prolific converter of offices to market-rate apartments and currently has a major makeover of a downtown office skyscraper underway for tenants who can pay top rents.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Offshore wind farms, he and many other villagers argue, could be connected further out at sea, with converter stations built away from existing communities rather than smack bang on top of them.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

The converter attachment, which had cost them one hundred dollars, automatically supplied her name whenever the announcer addressed his anonymous audience, leaving a blank where the proper syllables could be filled in.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

If you follow-up with early converters years later, they are generally in a much higher tax bracket and their Roth accounts have grown significantly.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

“So, some of these converters are facing that kind of challenge, and you’re going to see some casualties.”

From Barron's May 12, 2026

"Piezoelectric-based converters aren't quite ready to replace existing power converter technologies yet," Mercier added.

From Science Daily Apr. 10, 2026

The joint investigation pointed to two key locations — a place in South Los Angeles where people were buying the converters and a place in Norwalk where the converters were being stored, police said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

The meat was always coaxial cable, T-l multiplexers, protocol converters, and the like.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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