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grid

[grid] / grɪd /
NOUN
gridiron
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NOUN
conducting plate
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In an electrical grid, generators act as the nodes and transmission lines form the links between them.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

A sudden spike in electricity demand can strain a power grid.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

Those areas include productivity and the retraining of employees, energy and grid infrastructure and capital-heavy to capital-light transitions.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Two separate qualifying sessions could also provide two different grid orders, increasing variability.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

All publicars are on the grid, but scythes can’t track their movements until their navigational data is dropped into the backbrain.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Fabrizio advised candidates to address concerns about electricity prices, pressure on power grids and water consumption rather than offer blanket support for new construction.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

Instead, carefully introducing differences into a system could help engineers design more resilient power grids, architected materials and other interconnected technologies.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

“Applications in power grids, power generation, ports, airports and toll roads are already improving forecasting, dispatch, maintenance and asset utilization, generating measurable operational benefits,” it says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

A better solution might be to invest more in improved cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, like the power grids that risk being hacked.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

Countless doctors have drawn little tic-tac-toe grids for my parents over the years to try to explain the genetic lottery to them.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio




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