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turbo

[tur-boh] / ˈtɜr boʊ /


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Engine and turbo machinery manufacturer Everllence, formerly known as MAN Energy Solutions, provides propulsion, decarbonization and efficiency solutions for the maritime, energy and industrial sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

He adds that “you can launch it in the atmosphere and go up to exo-atmospherically, at altitudes where the air is too thin for turbo jets.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

Opening track Are You Listening Yet rumbled along on an irresistible soca rhythm, while a sample of Underworld's Born Slippy gave Taste Back a much-needed turbo boost.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Honda said: "Regardless of the turbo or hybrid application or the format of the power-unit, we highly regard F1 as essential technological challenges."

From BBC May 14, 2026

“We started running at the same place, but you left me behind back by the jetty where it was like you pushed a turbo button or something. You run like a machine. It’s crazy.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

But the formula still needs to be attractive to manufacturers, and most performance road cars these days have turbos.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

Some manufacturers definitely want turbos to stay, others are more ambivalent.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

The turbos also allow precise modulation of intake pressures for improved combustion efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

No replacement for displacement, sure, but the lovely thing about turbos is how easily you can modify them to increase engine power and even improve fuel economy.

From The Verge May 3, 2022

The door was closed, and the Terrans braced themselves under the low roof as the engine started up with a whine of worn turbos.

From The Yillian Way by Keith Laumer




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