apparatus
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Once Kansas City police have trained counterdrone personnel and installed detection equipment for soccer matches at Arrowhead Stadium, that capability does not disappear — it becomes part of the local security apparatus.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Israeli strikes have inflicted havoc on the Islamic Republic’s internal repression apparatus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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
In 2014 the man who once headed China's vast security apparatus was arrested, and two years later, Hu's top aide was jailed for life for corruption.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
If this really is a police apparatus, here; if it’s what it asserts itself to be.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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