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turnkey

[turn-kee] / ˈtɜrnˌki /


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Others have suggested that the older style and inland location did not appeal to buyers seeking contemporary, turnkey homes near the ocean.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

It aims to be a turnkey partner for clinics that don’t offer home infusions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

“Forum reached out to me saying they were a startup company and wanted to start a program with turnkey solutions” — truck leasing, maintenance and charging, including chargers installed at the Hight truck yard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025

The simplicity of the "all in one" microcomb laser results in lower power demands, lower costs, high tunability, and a turnkey operation.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024

“Is this young gentleman one of the ’prentices or articled ones of your office?” asked the turnkey, with a grin at Mr. Wemmick’s humour.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

The veteran turnkeys consider the many rookies too green and soft.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rest of “us” consisted of a cook Davos never saw, six guardsmen in the ground-floor barracks, a pair of washerwomen, and the two turnkeys who looked after the prisoner.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

A great American hotel is a penitentiary for travellers, and the gentlemen at the office are the lofty turnkeys and lord high-constables.

From From the Easy Chair, series 3 by George William Curtis

I paid the gate-fees, and I gave the turnkeys a crown, and I gave the prisoners unbounded beer.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 by

He expressed himself as perfectly satisfied with what I gave him, though I did not give him a gratuity as turnkey; I saw no occasion for feeing the turnkeys.....

From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Theophila Carlile Campbell




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