machinery
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Under OBBBA, businesses can fully and permanently write off the cost of investment in research and development and equipment and machinery.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
The retired nurse, who lives on Attleboro Lane, claimed vibrations caused by heavy machinery had damaged their property: "It's destroyed our home, I'm embarrassed about home, it's falling apart."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 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
Sybilla Masters, who lived in colonial Pennsylvania, invented machinery that mechanized the time-consuming, arduous task of pounding corn by hand into usable meal or flour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
No one seemed to realize calculating sums requires only the most basic machinery and good concentration.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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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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