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conveyor

[kuhn-vey-er] / kənˈveɪ ər /
NOUN
assembly line
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NOUN
elevator
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This combination — a demographic conveyor belt of affluent consumers entering the ages when gravity becomes an issue — is a compelling investment thesis.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

Many foreign customers, including from the United States, "often come to our company for research", she told AFP as robotic arms pushed packages along a conveyor belt in the booth behind her.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Unlike traditional warehouse automation, which relies on fixed conveyor systems and permanent infrastructure, autonomous mobile robots can be deployed simply using QR code floor markers and safety fencing.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

I worked a teamster job loading magazines onto a conveyor belt.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Duke hops onto the very long conveyor belt's rollers and slides downhill on his paws.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

Murphy Road Recycling’s material recovery facility in Berlin, Conn., uses a largely unmanned system of conveyors, magnets, optical sorters and pneumatic blocks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

Phil became what few others in the arts or entertainment remain — conveyors of authentically good news.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2025

Once the pages are printed, they are trucked to a nearby bindery and fed into a whirring machine of conveyors, choppers and hot glue.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2024

The investment in new conveyors and equipment in the body shop and assembly areas won’t create any new jobs.

From Seattle Times Jun. 12, 2023

Shifts might come and go, one lupus-coloured face give place to another; majestically and for ever the conveyors crept forward with their load of future men and women.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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