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machine

[muh-sheen] / məˈʃin /


NOUN
well-run political organization
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“Bringing a 4,000-pound machine with you to go to a yoga class isn’t necessarily the best use of our public resources,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Kiki meets a boy, Tombo, who is obsessed with flight and, specifically, Kiki’s marvelous ability to fly without the help of a machine.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

It features the base of an old sewing machine pasted over with a cigar box wrapper and the oft-reoccurring theme of a moon, sun and stars.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

In that role, he applies the quantitative and analytical abilities he developed during his physics research to problems in machine learning.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

The room she found herself in was a washing machine full of all the things that had filled the house.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

"I haven't checked whether the machines such as the oven are working," she said.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Ovens, hobs, tumble dryers, washing machines and dishwashers can all make indoor spaces warmer.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

DUV machines project microscopic circuit patterns onto silicon wafers that are then etched and processed into memory and mature chips.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

In April 2024, it announced it had reached a $1.1 billion deal to settle US lawsuits over the faulty machines without admitting any liability.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

As I stepped into the room, I witnessed something that I’d never seen before: a couple of dozen Colored women sitting at desks, typing on Monroe or Friden desktop calculating machines.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

The monitor had been designed with screws in the back that had 25 concentric circles machined into their flat heads to make them sparkle as light passed over them.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

Still, in our endless chase of machined refinement, I think we’re missing the value of human irregularity.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

The material bonds to copper using only heat and pressure, and its components can be machined with widely available equipment.

From Science Daily Jan. 19, 2026

“The foundation of the sound capture is still better than anything else that you would find today. The products that were put into use and the way that it was machined … it’s unmatched.”

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2025

The throat diameter that I had so carefully calculated and Mr. Caton and his buddies had so precisely machined was now an ugly, oblong, pitted abomination.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

This shift is driving investment in capacity and skill-building into precision machining and tooling, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

This matters for Proxima which uses a very expensive type of steel in its magnets, which needs machining to a high level accuracy.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

Boeing traced the problem to a machining error.

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

Patterson argued that the court should allow ATF to regulate only firearms that have been completed with “critical machining operations.”

From Slate Oct. 8, 2024

“So I guess you’re an expert at welding and machining now,” he said.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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