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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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Instead of battery-powered electric motors working to support the gas powertrain, as in many contemporary hybrids, the gas motor serves as a generator to charge the electric powertrain’s battery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

He says he and colleagues raced towards the site thinking a generator had exploded – unable to imagine it could be the reactor itself.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

She also runs a 12-month novel generator through the Dream Side, a teaching collective and writer’s retreat she formed with Meng Jin, Susanna Kwan and Shruti Swamy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Tesla has been a consistent generator of free cash flow, but it isn’t expected to produce positive free cash flow this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

They could run a line to that generator to keep unit 5 running, too.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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