engine

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 Ship emissions and lightning With engines that are often three stories tall and burn viscous fuel oil, ships traveling into and out of ports emit copious quantities of soot and sulfur particles. Chris Wright, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025 There are compelling arguments that this new world is fairer for athletes, whose labor has been the engine of massive revenue generation for the NCAA, conferences and colleges. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025 The Danish toy company is now making those tires out of recycled materials like fishing nets, engine oil, and rope. New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2025 There are plenty of prediction engines and algorithms that can function with modest computational resources and readily available data, but since the advent of modern AI, the focus has shifted from the mere acceptability of predictions to achieving high accuracy at scale. Suvarna Krishnan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for engine

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“Engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engine. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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