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Recent Examples of transformer
During the evening of March 10, an electrical transformer on school grounds caught fire.
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Her 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
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Her 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformer
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Panthalassa has already tested several earlier prototypes of the wave energy converter technology, including the Ocean-1 in 2021 and the Ocean-2 that underwent a three-week sea trial off the coast of Washington state in February 2024.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2026
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One extra set of clothes, an overnight bag, chargers, a passport, the super universal converter, and an eye mask.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
2 May 2026
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The impact ignited an engine fire, injuring a dozen passengers.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Objective beyond aviation Reportedly, the aircraft’s original Lycoming IO-540 engine was replaced with a high-tech propulsion suite comprising twin low-temperature PEM fuel cells, a MagniX electric motor, and a lithium-ion booster battery.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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In 2021, researchers at Brown University found that toddlers who were born during the pandemic had significantly lower verbal, motor and overall cognitive performance compared to toddlers born in the previous decade.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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On the performance side, the dual-motor variant has been upgraded with a 900V high-voltage electrical architecture, allowing faster energy delivery and charging efficiency.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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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
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Crews and passengers use vacuums, disinfectants and brushes to scrub shoes and equipment clear of bugs, feathers, seeds and microbe-carrying dirt.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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That dominance has been driven by Beijing’s policy banks providing strategic lines of credit, enabling Chinese firms to provide equipment, services, and financing at significantly lower prices than Western competitors.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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“Transformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformer. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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