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recharge

[ree-chahrj, ree-chahrj, ree-chahrj] / riˈtʃɑrdʒ, riˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈriˌtʃɑrdʒ /


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So it’s understandable they would need to recharge by getting away from Washington from time to time.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Semi comes in two trims, Standard Range and Long Range, with the latter capable of driving 500 miles before needing to recharge.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

But as the river was walled in against flooding, more people built even closer to it, and floodwater had no place to go to recharge the water table — nowhere but down and out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

So that people can understand why the drivers have been upset this year, what is it about these hybrid engines, and the need to recharge the batteries, that detracts from the best drivers' abilities?

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

“No. I’m actually not tired at all. I could fly for a lot longer before I would need to recharge my battery,” Fly responds.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

At lower speeds, as in city traffic, you begin to hear the engine’s whispered revving in the perceptual background as it simultaneously propels the car and recharges the 22.7-kWh battery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

That includes “extended range electric vehicles,” battery-powered cars that have an onboard generator, running on gas, that recharges batteries on the fly.

From Barron's ● Dec. 15, 2025

Regenerative braking in EVs, which recharges the battery, does not involve friction.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025

If blooms begin lagging halfway through the bloom season, an additional feed recharges flowering.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2024

While cruising on the surface a submarine recharges her storage batteries to give her motive power when she is submerged.

From Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic by Victor [pseud.] Appleton

Instead, it reveals how a magma reservoir can be recharged over thousands of years, an important process that scientists need to understand before they can reliably assess the long-term behavior of supervolcanoes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

This year, drought has not developed as quickly because heavy rainfall recharged our aquifers, rivers and reservoirs during a very wet autumn and winter.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

"It stores sunlight, and it can be recharged."

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026

Thermal batteries, such as the one being developed by Cache Energy, store heat instead of electricity, and can be recharged and discharged over and over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

“He was smart, the way he recharged his pterodactyl’s battery.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

In the comics, Green Lanterns are known for their oaths, which they recite when recharging their rings or to reaffirm their commitment to the group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Porsche quotes a minimum recharging time of 16 minutes, from 10-80% capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

And I think the electric side is going to be a lot less big in Monaco, just because we'll be recharging quite a bit with all the corners that there are.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Other agencies are recharging aquifers at dozens of sites across California and are building more facilities to replenish groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026

“I’ll leave the keys with you. Can you bring them downstairs when you’re finished today? I think I need to rest my head at home. A little bit of recharging will do me good.”

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman


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