apparatus

Example Sentences

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The BBC has obtained footage and interviews from Tehran which evoke a city of strained nerves, of constant waiting for the next blast and relentless fear of the state security apparatus.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

"It's laughable that for almost two months, the entire security apparatus of Uganda has invested billions of taxpayers' money to search for me everywhere, but they failed to get me," he continued.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Dyszel built frames for neutron tracking detectors and assembled them within the experimental apparatus.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

But Iran’s state apparatus was built to outlive individual leaders, thanks to layered and overlapping centers of political and military power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The newspaper office was right across the street from the gin, and so the apparatus could be used when needed to receive cotton orders and check market prices.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly