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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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The control room is smoky, the air conditioner barely functions, and every piece of machinery generates a frustrating amount of background noise.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
Imports: With about half of U.S. ocean imports passing through the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, a wide range of products are affected, including produce, cars, auto and machinery parts, clothing, pharmaceuticals, wine and spirits, holiday goods like toys, and seafood, experts said.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Precision machinery can aid in the application and efficacy of farm input innovations.
—Shayna Harris, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The union got guarantees that its members would maintain and repair the machinery at the terminals.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
Imports: With about half of U.S. ocean imports passing through the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, a wide range of products are affected, including produce, cars, auto and machinery parts, clothing, pharmaceuticals, wine and spirits, holiday goods like toys, and seafood, experts said.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Precision machinery can aid in the application and efficacy of farm input innovations.
—Shayna Harris, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The union got guarantees that its members would maintain and repair the machinery at the terminals.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinery. Accessed 18 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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