apparatus
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He took over an apparatus facing stretched air defences, financial uncertainty, stalled peace talks, recruitment problems and widespread bureaucracy and war fatigue.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Picture this: a team of camera-clad cleaners and a private chef to boot, all wired with high-tech recording apparatus show up at your home.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
He embedded a whole apparatus of passages and outbuildings into the descending terrain to the east, concealing them so effectively from view that from the west Monticello has the character of an isolated hilltop temple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
On Wednesday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei once again called for policymakers to "activate a slow and rickety policy apparatus to deal with risks and opportunities that are going to compound surprisingly quickly from here."
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
It is almost always possible to present an intellectually honest and engaging account of any field, using a minimum of technical apparatus.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Will people start wearing N95 masks indoors, or have breathing apparatuses hooked up to their chests like fighter pilots?
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Iran, Russia and North Korea have all built elaborate apparatuses to skirt financial blockades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Recently, both Amazon’s and Google’s TV apparatuses have cracked down on sideloading—the practice of downloading apps from third-party providers—by exclusively permitting downloads from their parent companies’ authorized app stores.
From Slate ● May 3, 2026
“We used multiple aerial apparatuses, fire engines and rescues to help combat this incident,” Byrd said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
Gymnasts set up their apparatuses, but with the ship swaying, they kept getting bucked off.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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