Hoover Dam
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It’s made up of 916 turbines that can produce up to 3.65 gigawatts of electricity, making it potentially more powerful than the Hoover Dam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Are we connecting with the viewer? They’re going to Boston Harbor. They’re going to the Hoover Dam and they’re hearing directly from the landmarks and they’re speaking personally. ‘
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Now, 1 gigawatt, which the Energy Department once noted was roughly half the power generated by the Hoover Dam, seems paltry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
It plans to work with the company longer term on the broader build-out of a data center with two gigawatts of computing firepower, the electric-generation capacity of the Hoover Dam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
It seemed like cruel fate that we’d come to Hoover Dam, one of Annabeth’s personal favorites, and she wasn’t here to see it.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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