apparatus

Example Sentences

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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

And the apparatus that Cooke built to sell those bonds—a network of thousands of agents throughout the U.S. and Europe—became the blueprint for the modern investment bank.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The BBC has obtained footage and interviews from Tehran which evoke a city of strained nerves, of constant waiting for the next blast and relentless fear of the state security apparatus.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

From Washington and Ottawa to Europe and Japan, money is flowing into the apparatus of war and security on levels not seen in decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

A British reporter covering the trial marveled at "this crew-cut, diffident, simple, rather polite man, surrounded by the entire apparatus of Soviet law."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau