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plug-in

[pluhg-in] / ˈplʌgˌɪn /






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An escalation in European Union trade barriers could pose some risks, as the bloc plans to extend tariff hikes to imports of Chinese plug-in hybrids, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Ian Plummer, chief customer officer of car selling website Autotrader, says the rising EV demand is "driven by intensifying competition and rising consumer interest in plug-in cars".

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

However, the overall market still remains impacted by low customer sentiment and subdued demand for fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars after federal EV subsidies were removed last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

In 2024 the company addressed those worries with an extended warranty program for its plug-in hybrids, including eight-yearly battery replacements.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 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

China’s exports of EVs more than doubled in March from a year earlier as rising fuel prices boosted the appeal of plug-ins.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 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 company also released plug-ins for finance, customer service and other areas.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

Making music, once the very definition of artistic collaboration, now more often than not occurs in isolation with a vast library of plug-ins designed to mimic the sounds of various recording studios.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2024

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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