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machinery

[muh-shee-nuh-ree] / məˈʃi nə ri /


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When IP6 levels decline, that restraint is removed, allowing the degradation machinery to become more active.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

"For us, access to the European market is vital," said Pierre-Yves Bonvin, head of textile machinery manufacturer Steiger, which exports its entire production to the EU.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Most of the machinery used in construction was invented decades ago: bulldozers in the 1920s and cranes in the 1940s, Goldman Sachs notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In May, construction machinery manufacturer JCB announced it would be attempting to set a new world land speed record with a car powered by hydrogen.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

She left the little park behind, and passed a small factory whose thrumming machinery made the pavement vibrate.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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