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apparatus

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


NOUN
organization or system
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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

Job Description: Superpower seeks . . . anyone, to direct its national intelligence apparatus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

CBS reported, citing unnamed sources, that members of the US military and intelligence apparatus were cancelling holiday weekend plans in anticipation of possible strikes.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The Tackling State Threats Bill will give the home secretary the power to ban organisations that are part of other countries' state apparatus, in the same way that she can currently ban terrorist groups.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Two teenaged boys lived there, and their deck overflowed with soccer balls, baseball bats, tennis rackets, basketballs, hockey sticks, and apparatus from games Luke could only guess at.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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