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turbine

[tur-bin, -bahyn] / ˈtɜr bɪn, -baɪn /


NOUN
rotary engine
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Turbine maker GE Vernova and nuclear plant owners Vistra and Constellation Energy each shed more than a fifth of their value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The 68-year-old, best known for working on the design of Beijing's Olympic stadium and filling the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall in London with hand-crafted porcelain sunflower seeds in 2010, will lead Aviva Studios' spring/summer exhibitions.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Truist analyst Michael Ciarmoli reminded investors in a Wednesday report that Boom tapped Kratos’ Florida Turbine Technologies unit in 2022 to build engines for the jet startup.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

Eta had played for Turbine Potsdam – winning the Champions League in 2010 and three Bundesliga titles with the team – before spells at Hamburger SV, Cloppenburg and Bremen.

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2023

One of the most recent improvements is the Turbine, a sort of Barker's mill; it is of great power, small compass, and acts under a good fall with a minimum expenditure of water-power.

From Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects by John Sutherland Sinclair, Earl of Caithness




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