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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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“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

He had been using a generator due to the power outage, public broadcaster NHK reported.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The end credits exclusively feature a list of apps used in the making of this “film,” including video generator Runway and music imitator Suno.

From Slate Aug. 16, 2026

Its major components, including reactor vessel heads, steam generator parts and low-pressure and high-pressure turbines, were all recently updated as part of the 2030 extension, said Maureen Zawalick, chief risk officer at PG&E.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

He stayed away from the east end, where the generator was; he didn’t want to think about the generator.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

"That methane we use as a fuel for engines that run generators and the generators produce electricity - and we then inject the electricity back into the National Grid," he explained.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Those still open tend to have generators, menus priced in dollars and a clientele of well-connected Cubans, decked in salmon shirts and tassel loafers.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Instead, the humid silence is punctuated by the diesel generators, the occasional Bluetooth speaker or the tinny buzzing of a cell phone squeezing out reggaeton, reparto or US pop.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

The company is also resuming production of 10-megawatt generators that were last made in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

He had two generators and enough food and water for three weeks.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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