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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

During the power cut, the generator kept the products rolling, minimising the day's losses.

From BBC Aug. 25, 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

This was what a true Lagosian should have noticed: the generator house, the generator size.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

But modern gas generators produce upward of 90% less fine particulate matter, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide than a steel mill.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Electricity costs and state regulations on gas-powered generators limit the vast majority of them to under 100 megawatts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Having secured up to six hydrogen-ready gas turbines and generators with combined capacity of 4.2 GW from Mitsubishi Power, the utility company is well positioned to win the tender, the analyst says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

"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

A part of him thought they should hide somewhere—maybe in the room that held the generators.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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