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apparatus

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


NOUN
organization or system
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I’ve just spent months reporting on the hollowness of America’s gifted education apparatus, of the term itself, of cognitive testing specifically.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

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

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

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 Torricellian barometer was the first experimental apparatus around which a normal science developed.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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