apparatus
Example Sentences
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The security law permitted China’s state security apparatus to operate openly in the city after years of doing so covertly.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
For the buyers, it’s way cheaper, more efficient, and less burdensome than the official Meta/TikTok/YouTube ad-and-influencer apparatus.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
“The Devil Wears Prada” was and is the perfect example of a self-contained story, built by the studio machine but never intended to keep the apparatus running.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
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
The trend line pointed to a future of intense and expensive competition among academic institutions to be first with high-priced research apparatus.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing apparatus
Orbiting Jupiter
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The Time Machine
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