engine
Example Sentences
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Although Google is the dominant search engine, ChatGPT is sending more visitors than Google's built-in AI.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Even amid cataclysmic energy shocks and relentless spates of white-collar layoffs, the American economic engine appears to be humming along smoothly.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
Stepping back, the labor market in many ways has narrowed to a single engine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
A search was carried out under "challenging conditions" as the vessel's engine room had been flooded and damaged by fire, the company said.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The rumbling approach of an engine curbs our conversation.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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