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Its ability to generate and regulate internal heat may also help explain how tyrannosaurs survived in colder regions that were inhospitable to many other reptiles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The Chargers, who were favored by 9½ points, failed to generate anything close to a rhythm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Beyond its successful use of AI in ads, the company is trying to generate returns on that investment with subscriptions for extra features on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
That comparison narrows significantly if you include water used to generate their electricity, which is why location and power source matter.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Something that big could certainly generate enough for a spark.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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There, they used the facility's synchrotron, a circular particle accelerator that generates powerful X-rays.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Manufacturing generates $382 billion a year for California and supports 1.24 million jobs, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
As ocean evaporation shifts east, it generates warm air that rises into the atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“A higher mix of usage generates higher revenue and cash flow from existing infrastructure, a helpful offset to the financing and credit worries weighing on the group,” Grelck said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
It always causes a lot of excitement and generates talk about how the odds are not in that family’s favor.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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I generated a lot of confusion and unnecessary friction as a result.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
The collision also would have generated intense heat around the impact site.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Peter Sparkes, chief executive of the RNLI, said recent events had "generated deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding about the RNLI".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The cause was likely a hydrogen leak near the airship’s tail, ignited when a buildup of static electricity generated a powerful spark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But the second problem, Herschel thought, was more tractable: Once life had been created, what process generated the observed diversity of the natural world?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Wellness gatherings have taken over college campuses—and they’re generating attention of late thanks to some savvy branding: “Wellness darties.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Within 24 hours of publication the article became the outlet’s most-read piece of the year, generating more than 2.2 million views on its first day alone.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the U.S., homeownership has historically been one of the most accessible paths for generating wealth — but it’s not a sure thing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Unlike the systems and tools many people use daily to complete tasks like writing emails or generating videos, super intelligent AI systems should be able to handle far more complex tasks.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Not only did the re-seeding fail by not generating much grass, it also created an environment where the natural growth that was occurring—the trees—were destroyed in the process.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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