engine

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"This dramatic layering of young jets inside older, exhausted lobes is the signature of an episodic AGN -- a galaxy whose central engine keeps turning on and off over cosmic timescales."

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Then with a burn of their spacecraft's main engine, they said goodbye and began their quarter of a million mile journey to the Moon.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Such hybrids, which have both large batteries and a gasoline engine, allow for an electric-only range of dozens of miles, suitable for city driving, and can switch to full hybrid mode for longer trips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Scalia said his goal was to “remove barriers to the greatest engine of economic prosperity the world has ever known: the innovation, initiative, and drive of the American people.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The sirens had begun drawing onlookers, and Molly could hear the distant wail of a fire engine.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny