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grid

[grid] / grɪd /
NOUN
gridiron
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NOUN
conducting plate
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In an electrical grid, generators act as the nodes and transmission lines form the links between them.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

A sudden spike in electricity demand can strain a power grid.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

Those areas include productivity and the retraining of employees, energy and grid infrastructure and capital-heavy to capital-light transitions.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

“A year ago, our early demand driver was EV battery applications. Now, the focus is squarely on data-center and grid energy storage system battery applications.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Mom put the Boggle grid down with the letter cubes in place, and we all started writing, the only sound the scratching of pencils on paper.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Fabrizio advised candidates to address concerns about electricity prices, pressure on power grids and water consumption rather than offer blanket support for new construction.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

Instead, carefully introducing differences into a system could help engineers design more resilient power grids, architected materials and other interconnected technologies.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

But the familiar grids of bicycles and traffic lights haven’t disappeared—at least not yet.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The future of China's workers is uncertain in the industrial revolution the world has been watching: gleaming solar grids, peak hours made noiseless by electric vehicles, machines that run faster than Usain Bolt.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

To play, you had to roll your dice and move your big game piece across these grids I had built all across Harmonee.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore




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