contraption

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His hair-trigger homemade contraption pressured all three major networks into giving Kiritsis airtime to explain his grievances to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Step closer and you hear the contraption appearing to breathe, a tinkling sound like wind chimes emanating from the cooling mechanism that keeps its innards colder than outer space.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

The object of Mouse Trap, a board game featuring a Rube Goldberg-style contraption, is to catch plastic mice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

But it needs their care — and the help of a wheeled contraption to get around.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

Mr. Curtain waved elegantly at the contraption behind him, rather like a game show hostess displaying fabulous prizes.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart