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power plant

NOUN
energy-producing station
Synonyms
STRONGEST
power station station
WEAK
atomic power plant generating station hydroelectric plant hydroelectric scheme nuclear power plant power source powerhouse

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The power plant was also upgraded in 2025, financed by Keppel Infrastructure Trust’s sponsor Keppel Ltd., the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

TAE is among a handful of companies racing to build a commercial power plant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Take for instance the San Bernardino Santa Fe smokestack, a towering 189-foot-tall structure from the 1920s that fueled the nearby railway power plant until 1994.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The chief of the UN nuclear watchdog said attacks near Iran's Bushehr atomic power plant "pose a very real danger to nuclear safety and must stop".

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Laundry and administration buildings followed shortly, then the school building and a new power plant.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover