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apparatus

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


NOUN
organization or system
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He took over an apparatus facing stretched air defences, financial uncertainty, stalled peace talks, recruitment problems and widespread bureaucracy and war fatigue.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

Today the veterans there are led by Prigozhin’s son, Pavel Prigozhin, who has leveraged the group’s deep knowledge of the country’s security and intelligence apparatus.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

There’s a giant media apparatus around the Tour, and right now, those poor folks are trying to figure out how they’re going to milk tension from two more weeks of this.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Picture this: a team of camera-clad cleaners and a private chef to boot, all wired with high-tech recording apparatus show up at your home.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

The Torricellian barometer was the first experimental apparatus around which a normal science developed.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Will people start wearing N95 masks indoors, or have breathing apparatuses hooked up to their chests like fighter pilots?

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

There are also prize apparatuses dedicated largely to Funko’s plastic figurines.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2025

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

Gymnasts set up their apparatuses, but with the ship swaying, they kept getting bucked off.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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