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Recent Examples of engine
From rocket engines to bouncing a ball, a fish swimming, to children jumping on the trampoline, everything can be explained using this law.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
As for grunt, the Zeelander 8 can be equipped with up to four Volvo Penta IPS-1350 engines that afford a top speed of 40 knots, a cruising speed of 32 knots, and a range of 2,700 nautical miles at 7 knots.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
That level of infrastructure spend will accelerate depreciation and probably compress margins, but management is clearly signaling a long-duration bet on AI as the core growth engine for GOOG.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
The car mechanic sees an interactive diagram and step-by-step repair instructions on top of the engine parts.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
As for grunt, the Zeelander 8 can be equipped with up to four Volvo Penta IPS-1350 engines that afford a top speed of 40 knots, a cruising speed of 32 knots, and a range of 2,700 nautical miles at 7 knots.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
That level of infrastructure spend will accelerate depreciation and probably compress margins, but management is clearly signaling a long-duration bet on AI as the core growth engine for GOOG.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
The car mechanic sees an interactive diagram and step-by-step repair instructions on top of the engine parts.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engine
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Marino, a 5-foot-4 point guard, was the motor in a Gateway machine that churned out a school-record 26 victories this season.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Obviously, indoor reductions of water use will help too — shorter showers, no unnecessary flushes, running dishwashers and laundry machines at optimal water saving settings and fullness.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The other was that the silver oxide batteries that ran them had the longevity of a peanut at an elephant convention – especially if the watch had an electromechanical analog display with its power-hungry step motor.—
David Szondy
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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Earlier in the season, Cronin offered an analogy to describe Freeny’s motor.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engine. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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