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Recent Examples of engine
But that identity is at odds with the growth of UC Davis, the city’s main economic engine, and state policies designed to increase housing production.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
While first stage successfully separated, the second stage engine did not get it into orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
The 2009 endangerment finding, a key regulatory practice that has been in place for nearly 20 years, helps regulate green emissions standards for motor vehicles and engines.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Chakram’s highly efficient detonation process Unlike conventional rocket engines, which harness deflargration, RDREs leverage the rapid energy release of supersonic detonation waves that rotate around an engine’s circular body.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
While first stage successfully separated, the second stage engine did not get it into orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
The 2009 endangerment finding, a key regulatory practice that has been in place for nearly 20 years, helps regulate green emissions standards for motor vehicles and engines.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Chakram’s highly efficient detonation process Unlike conventional rocket engines, which harness deflargration, RDREs leverage the rapid energy release of supersonic detonation waves that rotate around an engine’s circular body.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engine
Noun
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But the most beautiful machine is and always will be the human body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Many exploits exploiting race conditions and memory corruption flaws don’t consistently succeed across kernel versions or distributions, and sometimes even on the same machine.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The athletic profile is more good than freaky, but the motor and explosive first step are real.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Buyers will be able to choose between single-motor rear-wheel-drive and dual-motor all-wheel-drive variants, depending on performance needs.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engine. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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