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appliance

[uh-plahy-uhns] / əˈplaɪ əns /
NOUN
machine, usually with domestic purpose
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Spending at electronics and appliance stores and at building-material suppliers advanced, while sales at clothing stores were flat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"The fire has now been extinguished however one fire appliance remains on scene to dampen down any hotspots."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Whirlpool sank 8.8% after the home appliance company announced public offerings of common stock and depositary shares.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The good news for appliance manufacturer Whirlpool WHR -1.49%decrease; red down pointing triangle is that when a refrigerator or washing machine breaks, homeowners generally purchase a new one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

For many men, a computer was a piece of living hardware, an appliance that inhaled one set of figures and exhaled another.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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