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plug-in

[pluhg-in] / ˈplʌgˌɪn /






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The charity's main worry is that plug-in solar can interact with older safety devices in some home electrical systems.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

British Gas said plug-in panels won't solely power a home but can "meaningfully reduce how much electricity you need to buy during the daytime".

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

New-energy vehicles, including plug-in hybrids and battery EVs, accounted for more than half of Geely’s total deliveries in the first half.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Fully electric and plug-in hybrid sales accounted for less than 8% of all car sales in June, down from a peak of just over 12% right before the tax break was killed off.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

The other food—sliced turkey, ham, roast beef, and salami, a big tub of tuna salad, and meatballs in a plug-in pot—was off-limits.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead

Investors have been especially jittery about software companies after Anthropic released simple plug-ins that had capabilities they feared could disrupt various industries.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Customers can create private plug-ins from scratch or customize plug-ins based on Claude’s starter templates, which include options for human resources, equity research, engineering, wealth management, and other functions.

From Barron's Feb. 23, 2026

The new plug-ins released about a week ago can review legal contracts and perform other industry-specific functions.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

I used to work a lot with plug-ins and sound libraries.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2025

I see that it could be possible to use the logic board from the first one, and the chipsets and plug-ins from the other two.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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