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machines

  • plural
    of machine.
    machine
    noun
    an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work.
  • present tense form
    of machine (3rd person singular).
    machine
    noun
    an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work.

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For the rest of us, it functions to preserve our last shreds of shared reality at a time of rapidly developing make-stuff-up machines.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

"There's a quietness about our house now it's not chaos and beeping machines and medicines lined up along the counter and fear."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Founded in 1862 by Adam Opel, the company produced sewing machines and later bicycles, before venturing into car manufacturing in 1899 at its Ruesselsheim site.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Firing up machines in their own homes or at local libraries and maker spaces, they are printing door locks, furniture hinges, storage containers and appliance parts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Broken-down farm machines and piles of junk were strewn across the grounds.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown