- present participle of generate.
Example Sentences
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The message inside the company: Generating cash—lots of it—for shareholders is how we defend the share price, not by investing in pie-in-the-sky as other highly valued tech firms do.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The TVA owns property there at a site known as the Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
Generating electricity from geothermal - known as deep geothermal - is also technically feasible in Scotland and the Northeast of England, but there are currently no approved plans to do so.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Its primary focus is Project Matador, which includes building and operating the Donald J. Trump Generating Plant.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
Generating electricity is the whole purpose of the reactor, but cooling it is equally important.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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