machine
Example Sentences
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But the machine at Weston Favell will be slightly different – users instead exchange bottles and cans for a printed ticket that can be swapped for rewards at participating retailers based in the shopping centre.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
I realized I had become a highly efficient machine for other people’s needs and had lost track of my own.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
This whole big shambolic miracle machine only keeps rolling because we are an amazing thing—a democratic republic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
No such machine exists yet, but there may be one within three years, the researchers added.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
The Americans are not using a steam engine to operate their turning machine, as far as I can tell.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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