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launcher

noun

Definition of launcher

as in generator

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Recent Examples of launcher The 155-foot-tall (47 meters) Nuri, also known as KSLV-II (Korean Space Launch Vehicle-II), is South Korea's first fully homegrown orbital launcher. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Blanco’s family’s lawsuit argued the officers could have done more to deescalate the encounter, including through the use of less-lethal weapons, such as a 40mm projectile launcher. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 The launcher delivered a batch of CubeSats to low-Earth orbit from a spaceport in northern Norway, and Isar tasted success after its first test flight ended in failure last year. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 Of course, nobody has ever done this — except the Milwaukee Brewers’ 24-year-old rocket launcher. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for launcher

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Noun

Westlake coach Rick Clausen said his team’s game at Ventura High remains on because the school has generators if power is cut off.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Data centers and trading floors run backup generators and failover sites because their businesses can’t stop when the power does.

— Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Uber's practice of lifting fares when demand outstrips the supply of available drivers, such as during rush hour, is a type of dynamic pricing known as surge pricing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
The pickup’s driver, a 34-year-old woman from Garden City, Kansas, was taken into custody but was later released after police consulted with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.

— Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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After Simpson’s death in 1986, her estate (led by Blum, the executor) auctioned off more than 230 lots of jewels and other pieces at a massive two-day sale at Sotheby’s in Geneva.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
When Hanne, a staff member of a struggling animal rescue, unexpectedly becomes executor of a wealthy hunting family’s estate, a bitter battle over the inheritance erupts.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

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Shortly after, Wilcox slammed on the brakes, jumped out of his vehicle, took out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and fired three gunshots at the officer, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Those of you who've never had to work inside a tank or similar armored combat vehicle can count yourselves lucky.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

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Ronen Bar, former head of the agency commonly known as Shin Bet, demanded $965,000 in the suit filed Wednesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Darrell Alexander, who runs composer agency Cool Music, sees working as an additional composer as the best entry point for anyone starting out.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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The trigger for lithium-ion battery fires is a process called thermal runaway, a cascading sequence of heat-releasing reactions inside the battery cell.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Locals and tourists calling Luna’s name or chasing her trigger her fight-or-flight response and drive the dog further into the park, Boucher said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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