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The cards can be refilled at OMNY-card vending machines, which the MTA has been quietly adding throughout the system over the past year.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Saving a life could start with a vending machine
From mid-November through Dec. 31, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints places Light the World Giving Machines in locations worldwide.
—Cynthia Tully, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Judging by their ubiquity in vending machines and on pastries, perhaps.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
The machines function like vending machines, providing 30 to 35 opportunities to donate.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1895, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of vending machine was
circa 1895
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“Vending machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vending%20machine. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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vending machine
noun
: a machine from which one may get merchandise after putting in coins
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