contraption
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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
The first time I wore them, the contraption felt like a puppeteer controlling my legs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The barber chair, the locus of Sweeney’s revenge on the heartless cruelty of a Victorian London that wrecked his life, isn’t the elaborate contraption of other productions.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
A squirrel is casually cracking into your latest $67 contraption, and now you understand: You’re competing with a specialist, shaped by a deep evolutionary history in the trees.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
Mr. Curtain waved elegantly at the contraption behind him, rather like a game show hostess displaying fabulous prizes.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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