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author, begetter, creator, establisher, father, founder, founding father, inaugurator, initiator, instituter (or institutor), originator, sire
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The fire affected access to the airport, which was operating on emergency generators. — Faith Karimi And Joe Sutton, CNN, "People and animals evacuated as raging fire burns 3,000 acres in Maui," 12 July 2019 So far, utilities have largely relied on generators powered by burning natural gas (which emits carbon dioxide) to keep the lights on. — SFChronicle.com, "California, New York racing to cut emissions, but each faces major obstacles," 9 July 2019 The store is without power and running on backup generators. — Alexa Díaz, latimes.com, "‘It was the scare of my life’: Residents near Ridgecrest feel intense shaking and fear," 4 July 2019 The city’s two airports opened, and hospitals here and in other provinces were running on generators. — Jeffrey T. Lewis, WSJ, "Argentina, Uruguay Blacked Out by Massive Power Failure," 16 June 2019 Nigerians spend an estimated $14 billion a year on small-scale generators. — Samuel Ayokunle Olowosejeje, Quartz Africa, "Nigeria’s unreliable electricity costs its economy $29 billion a year—solar power would save billions," 1 June 2019 This is good news for large wind turbine manufacturers that rely on magnet generators made from neodymium and dysprosium, among other rare-earth elements like praseodymium (Pr) and terbium (Tb). — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, "We've Found a New Source for Rare-Earth Elements We Need for Green Tech," 7 Mar. 2019 Never use a portable generator inside a home or business. — Pat Byrne, Detroit Free Press, "DTE Energy: 72K without power after storms roll through metro Detroit," 19 July 2019 Even though the party was briefly interrupted by a blackout, once a generator was brought in to get the lights and AC back up and running, the fun continued with singalong music from Kulture’s favorite T.V. show. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "Cardi B and Kulture Wore Matching Moschino for the “Onedurful Birthday” Party," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'generator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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