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battery

[bat-uh-ree] / ˈbæt ə ri /


NOUN
group of weapons
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Learning, attention, and working memory were evaluated using the CogState test battery.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

But California hasn’t seen rolling blackouts since that year in large part due to its massive increase in battery energy storage, Seeley said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

At dawn on the rooftop, alarms of the few cell phones that still have battery wake the neighbors one by one.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

This year, the company plans to introduce a new kind of EV: one with a gas generator on board to charge the battery and eliminate drivers’ anxiety about running out of power.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

She doesn’t want to drain her phone battery, but she needs that GPS woman.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

They contend the costs and energy demands of producing and distributing it make it inferior to batteries in almost every case.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

“There was a race between batteries and hydrogen, and batteries won,” said Bill Magavern, policy director at the Coalition for Clean Air.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The company argues that Ford relies on foreign parts and on Chinese technology for its electric-vehicle batteries.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

As a connoisseur of comparative risk, I get why car buyers would choose older, more tested engine technology over the complexities of hybrid power and batteries.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

He stopped to let everyone catch their breath and change the batteries in the headlamps, which were getting too dim to see.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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