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recharge

[ree-chahrj, ree-chahrj, ree-chahrj] / riˈtʃɑrdʒ, riˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈriˌtʃɑrdʒ /


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Rain watered crops, and soaked in to recharge the groundwater that hydrated the city — something that can’t happen now, when something like 40% of the city is covered over, impermeable to rain.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

So that people can understand why the drivers have been upset this year, what is it about these hybrid engines, and the need to recharge the batteries, that detracts from the best drivers' abilities?

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

These cables, sometimes included with your car from the manufacturer, allow you to draw a charge from another battery or vehicle and recharge your battery enough to turn the starter.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Electric-aircraft startups are also pushing for the infrastructure their vehicles will need to take off, land and recharge in the crowded urban markets they expect to serve.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Now I'm just waiting for the batteries to recharge.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

At lower speeds, as in city traffic, you begin to hear the engine’s whispered revving in the perceptual background as it simultaneously propels the car and recharges the 22.7-kWh battery.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

That includes “extended range electric vehicles,” battery-powered cars that have an onboard generator, running on gas, that recharges batteries on the fly.

From Barron's Dec. 15, 2025

Regenerative braking in EVs, which recharges the battery, does not involve friction.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2025

“You’re going to have more short-term runoff leading to more floods and less snowpack that recharges the groundwater and the groundwater is ultimately what helps maintain stream flows.”

From Seattle Times Jun. 28, 2023

A little advertising by the service station man, stating that he sells radio batteries, and also recharges them should bring in: very profitable business.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte

Silicon is a highly effective and cheap material to use in anodes, but pure silicon expands and contracts as the battery operates and is recharged, which causes it to crack.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

"It stores sunlight, and it can be recharged."

From Science Daily May 15, 2026

These signature rings are only as powerful as the will of the wearer and periodically need to be recharged.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

In nine minutes, it can be almost fully recharged.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

“He was smart, the way he recharged his pterodactyl’s battery.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

This is about recharging and being immersed in my culture.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Battery recharging is often necessary by coasting on straightaways.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 22, 2026

Other agencies are recharging aquifers at dozens of sites across California and are building more facilities to replenish groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2026

The distance that electric trucks can travel without recharging can be drastically cut when towing heavy loads or operating in less ideal conditions, such as cold weather.

From MarketWatch Nov. 29, 2025

Every time I step out in the morning and see them, they seem to have aged overnight, like sleep is actually draining life from them instead of recharging their batteries.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed



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