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apparatus

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


NOUN
organization or system
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Few governors will build a serious verification and enforcement apparatus for a 35-cent return.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

However, much of the Caballero family’s performance lore begins with Isabel’s son, 82-year-old Rubén: an apparatus connoisseur well-versed in the high wire, trapeze and hand balancing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

More than a decade into his political ascent, it’s remarkable how thoroughly the lesson of Donald Trump has been internalized by the apparatus around him.

From Salon • May 18, 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

I was smiling as I came down from the apparatus, confident that I’d delivered.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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