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apparatus

[ap-uh-rat-uhs, -rey-tuhs] / ˌæp əˈræt əs, -ˈreɪ təs /


NOUN
organization or system
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But the story is getting harder to control, as reports continue to reveal a military apparatus in severe financial and logistical distress.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

At the time of their arrest, writes Ms. Salter, “no one in the entire apparatus of the Far Eastern Bureau knew where more bodies were buried than Yakob and Tatyana.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The Thai government is "using the security apparatus to solve the problem", the rights advocate Kannavee said.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

According to the driver manual for city firefighters presented to the jury, “the first apparatus in a convoy shall stop at all red lights and stop signs.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Their first-impression apparatus is fundamentally disabled, and the way that people with autism see the world gives us a very good sense of what happens when our mind-reading faculties fail.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

For example, Crypto.com Arena’s footprint will be changed to accommodate artistic gymnastics, with up to six apparatuses on the floor along with areas for judges, broadcast positions and media.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Iran, Russia and North Korea have all built elaborate apparatuses to skirt financial blockades.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Chief Crowley has also attacked city leadership for cutting her department's budget and eliminating mechanic positions, which she said had resulted in more than 100 fire apparatuses being out of service.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2025

The women of Team USA's gymnastics team capped off an incredibly strong showing at the Paris Olympics on Monay, set to return home with an assortment of medals from various apparatuses.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2024

Most of the Humans’ apparatuses had to do with creating light or heat.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth




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