apparatus
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And you can put stuff in a guy’s mouth and have him spit it out, but to really get a good projectile vomit, you need to have some sort of cannon apparatus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Under Friedman’s leadership, they have also built up a player-development apparatus that is the envy of all their peers. MLB.com ranks their farm system No. 2 in all of baseball, trailing only the Brewers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
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
In the end she feels revulsion for Skalnik and “the entire apparatus that enabled and encouraged him.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
With the protection of federal troops, African Americans began to vote in large numbers and seize control, in some areas, of the local political apparatus.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Iran, Russia and North Korea have all built elaborate apparatuses to skirt financial blockades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
“We used multiple aerial apparatuses, fire engines and rescues to help combat this incident,” Byrd said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
Chief Crowley has also attacked city leadership for cutting her department's budget and eliminating mechanic positions, which she said had resulted in more than 100 fire apparatuses being out of service.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025
The women of Team USA's gymnastics team capped off an incredibly strong showing at the Paris Olympics on Monay, set to return home with an assortment of medals from various apparatuses.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024
Most of the Humans’ apparatuses had to do with creating light or heat.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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