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electrify

[ih-lek-truh-fahy] / ɪˈlɛk trəˌfaɪ /


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Permian producers have suffered from a lack of pipelines to ship and sell natural gas, and they are eager to provide the fuel to electrify tech companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Complex emissions challenges, like how to electrify industrial processes, aren’t solved by falling solar-panel prices, but they become an easier lift.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 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

The medium- and heavy-duty segment, in particular, had already greatly consolidated as automakers have struggled to electrify — and monetize — delivery vans, buses and big rigs in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2026

“You were too caught up in Beetee’s plan to electrify the salt lake,” says Caesar.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Death hangs over the record and there are many references to the steady march of time, but for Ms. Orton the inevitability of the end electrifies the present.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Electrospinning is a technique which electrifies droplets of liquid to form fibres from plastics.

From Science Daily Feb. 23, 2024

The man himself, son of a sea captain, is an instinctive, charismatic politician who electrifies the campaign trail thanks to a natural bond with admiring masses across Anatolia.

From Reuters May 12, 2023

Nothing electrifies an NHL crowd like a penalty shot.

From Seattle Times Dec. 21, 2022

Mittelstaedt has some news ready for me that electrifies me on the spot.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

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

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

That is a risk in West Texas, where the Permian Basin oil field has electrified operations and crypto miners and AI data centers have expanded operations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

“Be serious,” I say, but in truth, I feel electrified, jangly, awake.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

They must also be taking note of the breathing space China has given itself by electrifying its transport fleet and diversifying its energy sources.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 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

Following an electrifying opening performance from T.I., the evening’s host, comedian and internet sensation Druski, descended onto the stage suspended from the ceiling, a nod to his viral “flying pastor” sketch.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

While the experience of a work can be immediately electrifying, we sometimes do not realize its impact until it has had time to filter through the recesses of our imaginations.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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