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turbine

[tur-bin, -bahyn] / ˈtɜr bɪn, -baɪn /


NOUN
rotary engine
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An offshore wind turbine facility is to be created at the Port of Montrose, supporting about 80 jobs.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

This is a secondary combustion system that injects raw fuel directly into a jet engine's exhaust stream behind the turbine, which gives the jet a big short-term boost in thrust.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

A power generation turbine might be harder to get that Taylor Swift concert tickets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Crusoe has also run into turbine glitches and other technical problems at Stargate Abilene, according to the Information.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Water swamped the turbine buildings on the ocean side of the reactors, and climbed 18 feet—about two stories—up the outsides of units 1 through 4.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

The factory, which will make components for off-shore wind turbines, is to be run by engineering firm Subsea Micropiles following a £5m investment.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Berwick project, set to be one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, will see up to 307 turbines generating enough electricity to power up to six million homes.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Plus, a California startup uses 3-D printing to help make gas turbines and Amazon is boosting robotics output with an Indiana factory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Data center developers and tech companies have been locking down power generation equipment, from turbines to reciprocating engines and fuel cells, as they race to connect data centers to electricity sources as quickly as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Red Corn said of the turbines, when I returned.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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