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Recent Examples of powering
Take the examples of the second season of Amazon Prime’s Fallout and Netflix’s first season of Ransom Canyon, which made headlines last year by powering their base camps with solar power.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
In terms of scale, this means that NFPA 855 covers systems as small as a those capable of powering an average American home for one day, all the way up to the largest systems that can provide backup power for entire towns.
—Erin Smith, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Capable of powering 1 million homes for one hour all at once, the Waratah Super Battery is meant to stabilize Australia’s power grid.
—Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
In terms of scale, this means that NFPA 855 covers systems as small as a those capable of powering an average American home for one day, all the way up to the largest systems that can provide backup power for entire towns.
—Erin Smith, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Capable of powering 1 million homes for one hour all at once, the Waratah Super Battery is meant to stabilize Australia’s power grid.
—Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for powering
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City analyst Jamison Larson said the economic development study will likely identify new revenue-generating options for Folsom to consider, including increasing ticket prices.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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However, upon release, both Hollywood and audiences weren’t too sure what to make of Carrey’s latest comedy vehicle, with his (then) record-setting $20 million payday being used as a headline-generating critical lightning rod.—
Simon Bland,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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Airbus Helicopters has revealed a new autonomous aircraft based on its popular H145 platform, pushing the company deeper into the growing market for large uncrewed rotorcraft.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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In practice, staff can keep administrative windows or sensitive data securely on their side while pushing relevant content – like check-in forms, digital signatures, or purchase breakdowns – directly to the client.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
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Delivering zero-emission fueling operations, the vehicle ensures reliable and efficient fuel transfer.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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That decision had as much to do as anything in the 1850s with completely polarizing American politics, to use our term today, and, indeed, energizing the Republican Party of the late 1850s and winning, indeed, the presidency by 1860.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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The uprising became a turning point in the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights, energizing a new generation of activists and helping propel a movement that would reverberate far beyond New York.—
Diana Rodriguez,
Time,
8 June 2026
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The Knicks trailed by as much as 16 in the game and nine points early in the final quarter before charging back behind the heroics of Jalen Brunson.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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According to charging documents, the two men began arguing before Harmon allegedly retrieved a tire iron from his vehicle and struck the victim three times in the head.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Topped with a silky mango foam, the cocktail is vibrant, refreshing, and effortlessly sippable—its bright golden hue echoing both ripe mangoes and the electrifying energy of a World Cup match.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The good news is Reid is electrifying and looks, acts and struts around like a legit rock star from the Bowie and Jagger age.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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The Raiders kept the momentum firing in the bottom of the inning, cutting the deficit to two after Clements reached on an error, stole second, advanced to third on a groundout and scored after an errant throw following the groundout.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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An Orange County man downed 2 quarts of Jack Daniel’s before firing a gun multiple times inside his Laguna Niguel home, forcing terrified relatives to flee.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Later switching to the Chicago Sports Network, King became beloved as a studio analyst.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Yung-Shin Kung said that CTAs had captured the rally in precious metals, primarily silver and gold, at the beginning of the year, before switching to industrial metals that are poised to benefit from AI infrastructure investment and supply constraints caused by the Iran war.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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“Powering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powering. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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