generator
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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
In retrospect, he says he wishes he had a generator that he could have used to power a sprinkler system around the property after the electricity went out.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Ramirez knows from experience that if you use a generator, “it will break down at the worst time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
This is an "uncertainty generator," added Scott Lincicome of the libertarian Cato Institute.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Last one out turned the generator back on—we had attached a timer to it.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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This dynamic assured that existing generators could reap higher profits without risking capital, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Governments and tech giants are pouring huge sums into building data centres that can train and run AI tools such as chatbots, image generators and agents that can execute tasks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Voyager 2 and its twin, Voyager 1, rely on radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which produce electricity from heat released by decaying plutonium.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Demand for Caterpillar’s generators and construction machinery for data centers lifted the company’s total sales and revenue by 24%, helping power gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“We have three generators in the rigs. Let’s get through and power the farm up.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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Physical Science - Energy - Middle School
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Engineering - Middle School
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