apparatus
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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
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
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
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
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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