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Recent Examples of transformerHer home sits atop a sea of oil, but Camacho says there has been no electricity for six years, since a transformer blew out.—Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026 And in Charlotte, the company will expand its large power transformer manufacturing facility and increase service capacity to meet heightened energy demand.—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026 Megapacks are used for business and utility-scale developments, and Tesla’s newer Megablocks are a combination of four Megapacks around one transformer.—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026 Power Without Corruption Mission has used a high-quality and ultra-low-noise toroidal transformer for 778CDT’s internal power architecture, which isolates critical pathways.—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transformer
Rather than packing a traditional Type B to Type M and C converter, find adapters that have USB and USB-C ports as well to minimize electronic bulk in your suitcase.
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Abbey Hudetz,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
But the voltage in Thailand is higher, so some devices, such as hair tools, require a voltage converter.
Conventional gasoline engines manage to convert around 25% of the energy from fuel into movement.
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Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
As businesses increasingly seek to digitize physical assets, the Wiliot-Velociti alliance positions itself as a primary engine for creating more autonomous, intelligent supply chains that can think and react in real time.
That motor comes mated to a centrifugal clutch with a CVT transmission and … wait for it … a belt final drive on an aluminum swingarm.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Apr. 2026
The government approved a range of measures two weeks ago to cut fuel prices, including a temporary reduction in excise taxes on motor fuels, expansion of a rebate for truckers and bus operators that use diesel fuel, and extension of a program that helps low-income people with their heating costs.
Throughout the summer, Sprinter vans bearing families of ten or twelve pull up for a vacation where their kids can run around on industrial-scale playground equipment before celebrating Mass with hundreds of other people.
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Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
The governor's warning comes as Dallas continues to depend on state and federal grants to support police staffing, equipment and public safety programs.