machinery
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Expenditure: The value of goods and services bought by households and by government, investment in machinery and buildings.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The hand-cranked coffee mill was replaced with horse-powered machinery, and Glidden and a partner, Isaac Ellwood, formed Barb Fence Co.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
No amount of ingenuity can substitute for fuel that doesn’t arrive, machinery that can’t be repaired or markets that can’t be reached.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
On the other side of the business, BlackBerry’s QNX real-time operating system for cars, robots, and other physical machinery has become the company’s core growth driver.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Skeletal remains of old machinery filled the factory floor and reminded him of the dinosaur exhibits at the Museum of Natural History.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Vocabulary lists containing machinery
Engineering - Introductory
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Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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