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generator

[jen-uh-ray-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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"A ventilator came to a halt, but we do have a generator at the hospital."

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

If a utility sells 100 MWh of electricity, but only 50 MWh qualifies as renewable while the state requires 60 MWh, it can buy 10 RECs from another renewable generator to close the gap.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The Engine powers a generator to supply electricity to the battery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

“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

“This door leads only to the generator room. Please...”

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

“Some people will bring generators just to avoid the impact on their host, and make things a little bit easier.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Two years ago, the biggest record labels took artificial intelligence music generators to court for copyright infringement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

In a 2020 Nature Physics study, Motter's team showed that electrical generators could synchronize more successfully when they operated somewhat differently from one another.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Generac said it expects initial deliveries of backup generators to total $2.4 billion in 2027 and 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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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