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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

Days after the BBC approached the county council and Ringway Jacobs about the Turner Road potholes, a team from Essex Highways arrived with heavy machinery and lorryloads of fresh asphalt.

From BBC • 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

After a dangerously dense forest is cleared out with hands and heavy machinery, it’s much safer to return a few years later with prescribed fire instead, which is much cheaper.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The hum of the machinery of the building.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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