high-voltage
adjective
high-volt·age
ˈhī-ˈvōl-tij 
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Another Ukrainian power operator, DTEK, said Saturday that damage to high-voltage substations had caused a reduction in output at nuclear power plants, leading to a significant loss of available electricity.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Firefighters were unable to immediately turn off the water because the car had struck high-voltage wires, which caused a significant hazard.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
His restraint suits a story in which machine-kind and humankind begin to feel shrink-wrapped together, the ghosts belabored by increasing social pressure, the humans jolted by high-voltage wires.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Metal barbs from the device lodge in the skin and deliver high-voltage electrical current, causing intense pain and temporary loss of muscle control.
—Michele Heisler, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Firefighters were unable to immediately turn off the water because the car had struck high-voltage wires, which caused a significant hazard.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
His restraint suits a story in which machine-kind and humankind begin to feel shrink-wrapped together, the ghosts belabored by increasing social pressure, the humans jolted by high-voltage wires.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Metal barbs from the device lodge in the skin and deliver high-voltage electrical current, causing intense pain and temporary loss of muscle control.
—Michele Heisler, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
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“High-voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-voltage. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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