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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

One of the peculiar things about these machines is that they seem to benefit from positive reinforcement, just like mere humans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Three women hunched over the machines at a worktable in the back of the room, where a wall of tall windows flooded the space with light.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu