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turbine

[tur-bin, -bahyn] / ˈtɜr bɪn, -baɪn /


NOUN
rotary engine
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The project is expected to enhance fuel security for the power producer’s planned new combined cycle gas turbine projects, including projects in Paka and Kapar, as Malaysia becomes increasingly reliant on LNG imports, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The margin squeeze does not resolve until new generation capacity comes online — which, given gas turbine lead times now running up to seven years, is not soon.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Gains in Cat stock have also been fueled by AI, and, like GE Vernova, its power turbine business is booming.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Nikolai, the turbine engineer, was married with two sons at the time of the accident.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Off the agency’s long hallways are laboratories filled with airplane wreckage: a mangled piece of an engine turbine, a problematic piece of a helicopter rotor.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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