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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
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Dressed in traditional brown robes, plain shoes and gloves designed to mimic human hands, the machine stood before a panel of Buddhist monks to commit itself to the faith.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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More recently, nearby Shasta County has become a hotbed of election denialism and MAGA politics, with its Board of Supervisors voting in 2023 to end the use of Dominion Voting Systems machines in favor of pursuing a hand-counting system.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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In its megacities and beyond, traffic is increasingly falling silent, the dull whir of the electric motor replacing the purr of an internal combustion engine.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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The cabin was quiet, the ride smooth and the electric motors provided brisk acceleration when needed.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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“Engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engine. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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