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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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The company’s main generator of revenue, electric vehicles, often plays second fiddle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

A drone hit an electrical generator at the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant over the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The fire was "in an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra Region, caused by a drone strike," the Abu Dhabi Media Office said.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

And the answers may surprise you - a Van de Graaff generator and a theremin.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

There was no TV at Garland, and it wasn’t just because our generator barely had enough power to run the lights and refrigerator.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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