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apparatus

[ap-uh-rat-uhs, -rey-tuhs] / ˌæp əˈræt əs, -ˈreɪ təs /


NOUN
organization or system
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Bond investors warn that the apparatus is holding up more than it appears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

The Cal Fire engine’s driver and two other firefighters riding in the apparatus were transported to Inland Valley Hospital for evaluation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said more than 73,000 migrants had crossed the Channel since Labour came to power and the apparatus to remove those with no right to stay was collapsing.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Among the loudest critics is Mario Silva, a founding member of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela and one of the architects of its media apparatus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

But like violent crime in general, the murder rate cannot explain the growth of the penal apparatus.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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