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machinery

[muh-shee-nuh-ree] / məˈʃi nə ri /


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The Indian scam, now common across the country, involves Hollywood-level production that mimics the machinery of the state, tricking people with fake police stations and courtrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Our entire war machinery — missiles, radar, fighter jets — all need these heavy rare earths,” O’Connor said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

On a tour of the facility, which is packed with expensive-looking machinery, Gassan explained the philosophy behind the clinic.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Across India, the quiet machinery of automation has been reshaping - and in many cases, eliminating - the jobs that the middle class was built on.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Shoving aside books, papers, and odd pieces of machinery, the children made room to sit.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart