contraption
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Pringles, Burger King all went with ultra-minimal redesigns, as if anyone would see Pringles as a forward-thinking tech company and not the perfect contraption to get sour cream–and–onion dust all over your hands.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Lillard's uncle and grandfather created a contraption that would open the iron lung so Lillard could live alone and get in out of the iron lung herself.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
ROMONT, Switzerland—Willy Wonka would have marveled at one of the machines at a manufacturing plant here—a contraption that injects flavors into coffee capsules via a set of whirring tubes labeled “hazelnut,” “caramel,” and “blueberry cheesecake.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
It was initially greeted with skepticism, but the potential of the cool contraption quickly drew attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
He worked out a contraption where the water from the icebox could be drained through the kitchen window.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
In some cases, Rizk said he has recommended a less painful, low-tech fix: cellphone holders, metal contraptions that have a flexible gooseneck that holds the mobile device up to eye level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Crowds hoot and cheer as the contraptions float into the darkening sky, while referees judge the magnificence of their aerial explosions.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
All those Rube Goldberg contraptions we used to make our marriages equal, like hiring a house cleaner, the nanny, and family who lives close by, were stripped away.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2024
This new game took the original's vast open world and added the ability - called ultrahand - to craft contraptions by fusing together pretty much anything you can find.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2023
All our hands were still covered in yolk, and somehow Twig’s hand was also covered in glitter, although I don’t remember including glitter in any of our contraptions.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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