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toolbox

[tool-boks] / ˈtulˌbɒks /
NOUN
case of equipment
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NOUN
set of skills, knowledge
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“The facilities remain in the Fed’s toolbox and can be reactivated as needed,” the team wrote in an Aug. 14 client note.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Some corporate tech leaders are dipping into their toolbox for cost-control strategies honed during the rise of cloud computing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

We’re going to use every tool in our toolbox and that includes working with pro-democracy allies in communities across the country,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2026

"The introduction of soft materials that can expand, contract, and alter their shape opens up an entirely new toolbox in the world of optics to manipulate how things look."

From Science Daily Mar. 31, 2026

Without looking at the children's baffled faces, he gathered a few screws and threw them into Mosca's toolbox.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

Washington and Beijing are stocking their tit-for-tat toolboxes on the eve of trade talks between U.S. and Chinese officials.

From Barron's Oct. 24, 2025

Agents recovered toolboxes and other equipment from the rental unit, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2025

Cities are reaching into our toolboxes to weave affordable housing into new developments, such as with inclusionary zoning and multifamily tax exemptions.

From Seattle Times Apr. 10, 2023

The elementary school set needs its pastoral fantasies too, and this British show for young children ticks all the hazy rustic tenderness boxes, with hay particles hanging in the sunshine and handy grandpas with toolboxes.

From New York Times Sep. 15, 2022

It shines on spilled toolboxes and broken pegboards and a dozen unbroken jars full of screws and nails.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr



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