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[en-juhn] / ˈɛn dʒən /


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“That’s very common because the engine is sucking constantly from the ocean to cool the engine.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

It was not without a few glitches, however, including engine issues with the Super Heavy booster that necessitated a crash into the Gulf of Mexico rather than a precision return.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

For behind the humility, résumé, folksy affect and demonstrable legislative mastery has always lurked a little engine of ambition that, like Lincoln’s, “knew no rest.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

She added that Netflix remained a “must-have service” that was still building out its advertising engine.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Its engine roared and shot it back across the water.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

“Some of the engines didn’t start, triggering an automatic launch abort. Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days,” Musk wrote in a post on X.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Cirium and Aboulafia also flagged supply chain issues affecting everything from engines and spare parts to seats for both Boeing and rival Airbus.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

Already, for almost five decades before that 1994 accident, aerospace research and development firms at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory site had been testing rocket engines for government projects.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Here is what the ad is actually selling, underneath the flags and the engines and the whole arsenal of American noise: masculinity as a thing you can purchase and perform.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

The Pe-2 had twin tails and twin engines, one engine on each wing.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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