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Some of the mill's machinery was damaged in the fire.
a piece of farm machinery
Something was clogging the machinery.
The United Nations has set up machinery for mediation.
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Training programs are particularly important when AI applications on machinery (such as sensors) require employees with no previous experience to interface with the technology.
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Anthony Milewski, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The intent of the exercise is to illuminate the sport’s complicated, layered machinery and identify the people who shape the terrain.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Folding treadmills can be difficult to unfold, with the running surface often hitting the ground in a way that can damage the machinery.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
But the grand machinery keeping Wall Street moving is just picking up steam.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Milewski, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The intent of the exercise is to illuminate the sport’s complicated, layered machinery and identify the people who shape the terrain.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Folding treadmills can be difficult to unfold, with the running surface often hitting the ground in a way that can damage the machinery.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
But the grand machinery keeping Wall Street moving is just picking up steam.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinery. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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machinery
noun
ma·chin·ery
mə-ˈshēn-(ə-)rē 
plural machineries
1
: machines in general
2
: the working parts of a machine or instrument
3
: the organization or system by which something is done or carried on
machinery of government
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