electrification

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Recent Examples of electrification But grid pressures are spreading across the continent, as the AI boom adds to an acceleration in electrification that was already being boosted by the energy transition and digitalization. April Roach, CNBC, 4 May 2026 In each case of transformation—the Industrial Revolution, electrification, computerization—the economy didn’t just survive the disruption. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026 Yu hopes Also’s bikes will speed up the electrification of micromobility, but Zipper said the bikes’ complexity and price point might hinder that mission. Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 The longtime automotive exec, who returned to Volvo last year as its CEO, has overseen the Swedish brand's global expansion and push into electrification. Morgan Korn, ABC News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for electrification
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Noun
  • The hormone then travels to the locus coeruleus, a cluster of neurons in the brainstem that governs arousal.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
  • Kacey Musgraves has returned to corner the market on too-clever, comedic country-pop songs about arousal.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The accident is often caused by negligence, intoxication, or distraction, and in the case of hit-and-runs, the act of leaving the crash scene itself.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • Luis Fernando Del Ra Ortiz, 50, of Key Largo, was arrested and charged with child neglect, disorderly intoxication, resisting arrest, battery, and assault, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Temperatures in Laredo on Sunday hit a high of 97 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
    Joe Kottke, NBC news, 11 May 2026
  • There's also intense summer heat to worry about (an average daytime high of 105°F/41°C in Luxor), adding another layer of preparation.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • The hushed buzz of clinking Champagne glasses or afternoon tea pots pouring steaming cups comes from the adjacent lobby lounge.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
  • The Illinois-Chicago recruit ended the offseason ranked third in the state by Prep Baseball Report for the 2026 class while generating some MLB draft buzz.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Kay isn’t some kind of unhinged chaos agent or emotional thrill-seeker (well, maybe just a little), but rather an adventurous artist eager to dig deep beneath the surface.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Today, teens are no different from any other generation, still searching for freedom and the thrill of playing chicken with authority.
    Louis Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In 2024 a total of 219 unhoused people were arrested on this charge.
    Michael Perkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
  • Reaves, who missed his first five shots on Saturday, led a second-quarter charge to give the Lakers a halftime advantage for the second straight game.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Retail’s hiring surge reflects growing optimism that consumers will keep spending in the face of economic shocks, Stahle said.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 May 2026
  • Strains of hantavirus can result in hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, characterized by fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, rapid progression to pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock, like in individuals on the MV Hondius cruise ship, according to the World Health Organization.
    Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Pumping iron, and apparently the exhilaration of combat, has got this 67-year-old plenty revved up.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • The exhilaration of ever so briefly catching a wave was electric.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026

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“Electrification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electrification. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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