engine

Definition of enginenext
as in machine
a device that changes energy into mechanical motion a car with a 200-horsepower engine

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Recent Examples of engine But Thiesse is also the engine that makes the pair rev. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026 The company was known primarily for making a variety of replica cars powered by BMW, Peugeot, and Mercedes-Benz engines. New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2026 The company’s broader artificial intelligence suite already emphasizes anomaly detection and real-time monitoring of regulatory change, and this workforce and leave engine fits neatly into that narrative by treating time data as another stream to undergo continuous evaluation for risk. Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026 Four engine companies, two truck companies, three medic units and two chief officers — for a total of 28 personnel in all — responded to the scene, the news release said. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for engine
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  • Ben Evans, lead author of the study and a machine learning expert at the British Antarctic Survey, said the system finally fills that blind spot.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Management said that about 60% of 2025 capex went toward machine line servers, with the remaining 40% going to longer-duration assets, including data centers (including the physical building) and networking equipment.
    , CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
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  • But in the new system if a sensation crosses a set threshold, the skin reacts by instead sending a signal directly to the motors.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Powering our 2026 iX tester was the xDrive dual all-electric high performance motors, producing 650 horsepower and 811 lb-ft of torque.
    Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026

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“Engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engine. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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