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[jen-uh-reyt] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt /


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It might get to the point where you had to sell some of your stock holdings to generate cash.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Nothing could possibly generate a headline Tuesday night when the worst American League team — the Angels — played host to the perhaps the worst National League team — the Colorado Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Scientists have long known that intense tropical cyclones generate powerful convection near their eyewalls.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

In the first week after the launch, Ritu said there were no bookings, "but we were able to generate interest".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

But, with luck, the addition of magnesium or possibly calcium ions to the sugar-phosphate backbone would quickly generate an elegant structure, the correctness of which would not be debatable.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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