Example Sentences

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“The addition of the first self-powered, zero-emission passenger train takes this progress even further, amplifying our university’s commitment to investing in clean energy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2024

Given the lack of electricity, any incubators would have to be battery- or self-powered, and Redlener said moving babies would require trained personnel.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

In this regard, researchers from Ritsumeikan University, Japan, have recently developed a self-powered, inexpensive, and floating biosensor for monitoring water quality at the input of freshwater lakes and rivers.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

Today, it’s considered a forerunner of the tricycle, but at the time, the unique invention hinted at the potential uses of self-powered, wheeled devices.

From National Geographic • Jul. 14, 2023

They were met by a Solar Guardsman who directed them into the tunnel, now illuminated by a row of flowing, self-powered emergency lights.

From On the Trail of the Space Pirates by Glanzman, Louis