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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

Highlighting the risks of further combat, 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

The AI image generator Stable Diffusion has been very useful to Vasilkov in recent years.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Besides being doubtful he’d be able to get the generator into the canoe, he was wary of picking up anything of value.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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