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battery

[bat-uh-ree] / ˈbæt ə ri /


NOUN
group of weapons
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The battery metal has been on a roller-coaster ride in recent years, as the small but fast-growing market manages mismatches in supply and demand-as well as sudden swings in sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

HULUNBUIR, China—The self-driving electric trucks rumbling around the coal mine have battery packs so big they could power a typical American home for three weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

They know how to find the nearest battery swapping station on their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The boxes house server-style racks lined with thousands of battery packs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

He looks at the two prongs attached to the car battery.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

To investigate these relationships, the researchers combined 50,000 correlations drawn from 137 cognitive and achievement test batteries into a single statistical model.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

As well as a large selection of cleaning and hygiene products, Nicole, 48, has bought batteries, a power bank, first-aid supplies, rechargeable fans, blankets and sleeping bags.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

New technology makes it possible for giant trucks to swap batteries in minutes or charge quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Critical minerals, which are a key focus of the summit, are needed for green technologies such as batteries and wind turbines that Europe sources mostly from China but are also in plentiful stock in Canada.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

It was like a switch had been flicked on, his batteries replaced.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny


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