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domestic system

American  

noun

  1. a manufacturing system whereby workers make products in their own homes with materials supplied by entrepreneurs.


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Robertson took over a group in transition, as a number of big-name players either retired or moved overseas following the World Cup, while the New Zealand domestic system isn't producing players it once did.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

If Congress approves VanHerck’s $50-million request, part of the funds will go to the sensor component, a type of radar, for the proposed new domestic system.

From Scientific American • Jun. 2, 2022

Ono apparently feels he benefits more from hard training in Japan’s peerless domestic system than on tournament trips to far-flung locations, and his results are unquestionable.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021

And nothing will change for international custody cases until the domestic system that favors sole custody changes, experts say. 

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2017

Stay within or go out, be busy or be idle, as your fancy shall prompt: only you will conform to our domestic system as to eating and sleep; the servants will inform you of this.

From Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Brown, Charles Brockden

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