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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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For their experiments, the researchers suspended silica nanoparticles in water and passed the mixture through an ultra fine bubble generator.

From Science Daily • Jul. 11, 2026

His mother was found trapped under a fallen beam, late at night, using a generator set up by neighbors for light.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

California regulations are part of what’s keeping data centers relatively small: A state rule requires any backup generator bigger than 100 megawatts to be certified as a power plant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

The company’s main generator of revenue, electric vehicles, often plays second fiddle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Under the glare of floodlights, no doubt powered by the generator that was thudding just outside the door, half a dozen men were working on a long, slender boat.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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