launchers

noun

plural of launcher
as in generators

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  1. generators
  2. drivers
  3. vehicles
  4. incentives
  5. executors
  6. agencies
  7. catalysts
  8. stimuli
Noun
  • Large ships rely on massive generators and motors that are often difficult or impossible to remove for maintenance.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Residents near some facilities also complain of constant noise from cooling equipment and backup generators.
    — Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of generators
Noun
  • He's also advocated for an overhaul of minimum wage laws, including eliminating the lower tipped minimum wage and adding protections for gig workers, such as rideshare and delivery drivers.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Although high prices for diesel and fertilizer were the initial drivers of discontent in the state, Marshall has spent the final two months of his campaign fending off reports of aggressive medical debt collection as an OB-GYN.
    — Sarah Todd, STAT, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of drivers
Noun
  • Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that 70,000 police officers were deployed, backed by armored vehicles, drones and helicopters.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The new stage will be powered by one BE-7 engine, which the company developed for use on its Blue Moon spacecraft, one of the two private vehicles that NASA selected to be crewed lunar landers for its Artemis program.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of vehicles
Noun
  • Automakers and their suppliers need incentives to invest in robotics and advanced equipment.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Lula and Bolsonaro discussed the value of the minimum wage, public security policies, Brazil's free healthcare system initiatives and incentives for agribusiness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • Attorneys for the estate’s executors did not immediately respond on Tuesday to The Times’ request for comment.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Both Branca and John McClain were appointed co-executors shortly thereafter.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of executors
Noun
  • The large agencies supporting the project include the Metropolitan Water District, which delivers water for nearly 19 million people across Southern California.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The measure speeds permitting approval under the California Environmental Quality Act by placing deadlines on government agencies to issue or deny permits within a year.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of agencies
Noun
  • Researchers have developed an efficient aluminum single-atom catalyst to overcome the performance limitations of main-group metal catalysts in sodium-sulfur (Na–S) batteries.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But now the stock could bounce back, especially given its exposure to multiple end markets that offer secular growth catalysts, according to Raymond James.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of catalysts
Noun
  • Visual stimuli produced more activity in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers have studied how certain facial and auricular stimuli interact with parasympathetic activity.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stimuli
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