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apparatus

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


NOUN
organization or system
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That’s not to mention the massive uptick in investment in surveillance apparatus, a move often fueled by artificial intelligence.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

And you can put stuff in a guy’s mouth and have him spit it out, but to really get a good projectile vomit, you need to have some sort of cannon apparatus.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The judgment is complicated because the Fed is confronting inflation its analytical apparatus wasn’t built to explain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The boat was also short of lifebelts and buoyancy apparatus was stowed away.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Standing at the far end of the room, outside the security checkpoint, is a huge block of stone with a glass apparatus suspended above it.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

The two-time first-team All-American on beam has been named Big Ten event specialist of the week three times this season for her high performances on multiple apparatuses.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 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

It was 1895, a fortuitous moment when physicists were pondering a host of strange new physical forces manifested in their apparatuses.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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