electrify
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Meanwhile, there’s a growing business case for companies in Europe to electrify their industrial heat, according to a recent report from McKinsey—particularly as fossil fuel prices remain volatile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“From an economic point of view, for every EU country, the best possible decision is get rid of fossil fuels, electrify, buy more heat pumps, buy more renewables,” Oliveira da Silva said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Costs rise quickly when homeowners electrify more than just heating, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
Beta Technologies rallied 22% after Amazon.com disclosed a stake in the aerospace start-up, which is working to electrify aircrafts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
“We can electrify that whole strip of floor,” bawled the Director in explanation.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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As Beijing’s drive for technological dominance electrifies China’s AI scene, investors’ fear of missing out has pushed MiniMax’s market capitalization to over $40 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Electrospinning is a technique which electrifies droplets of liquid to form fibres from plastics.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2024
Fleet manager Sean Clifton has 50 additional Ford vans and 20 Maxus vans on order, but will need more soon as Asda electrifies its 1,300 delivery vans.
From Reuters ● Apr. 13, 2023
“Jagged” won for best book, by Diablo Cody, and for best featured actress, Lauren Patten, who electrifies audiences with her showstopping rendition of Morissette’s “You Oughta Know.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2021
The honesty electrifies Helmuth, the way the British announce their own losses to the Germans.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Utilities have known for decades that unused lines can become energized from nearby electrified equipment through the induction process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
It said that 52 percent of its passenger car sales in Europe are now electrified vehicles -- fully electric, plug-in hybrids and non-plug-in hybrids -- up from 43.8 percent in the first half of 2025.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
She sauntered on the stage with electrified green and purple hair and Vivienne Westwood-style chic to perform a cover of the Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Platner’s working-class message that electrified Maine voters and garnered him national attention is not exclusive to him — or to Maine.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Once I was past the nursery, I came upon the tall electrified fence of the enclosure and ran heedlessly along it.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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The 21-year-old Filipino has been electrifying the women’s side, recently winning the D.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Sunil, 27, who came to the protest site for the first time on Saturday to "experience the atmosphere", said it was "truly electrifying, especially after the minister's resignation".
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
“In the Mouth of Madness” ponders just how powerful media — and our relationship to it — can be, and Neill gives an electrifying turn as a man caught up in a myth made real.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Emily is an electrifying writer, and she works with a style and force of presence that any publisher would be lucky to support,” Rouner told The Times on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
I’d never felt anything so acute, so electrifying.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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