as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
gathered together the hardware needed to set up a first aid station at the finish line for the marathon
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The company has boasted about how many AI features (branded as Apple Intelligence) will run on-device without leaving your Mac, iPhone, or other Apple hardware.
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Jay Peters, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
Configurations & Design: An Upscale Mid-Tower HP’s Omen line focuses on more powerful hardware and more premium designs than its Victus and Pavilion series.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Faces of the family’s ancestors, carved by their grandfather, grace the piano with a metaphysical weight beyond anything measured by a hardware store scale.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
Then measure how far down the hanging hardware is from the top of the frame.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jay Peters, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
Configurations & Design: An Upscale Mid-Tower HP’s Omen line focuses on more powerful hardware and more premium designs than its Victus and Pavilion series.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Faces of the family’s ancestors, carved by their grandfather, grace the piano with a metaphysical weight beyond anything measured by a hardware store scale.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
Then measure how far down the hanging hardware is from the top of the frame.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
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The barn-style home also includes a ton of space for storing equipment, preparing game, and parking vehicles.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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Most of these new army brigades, all with designations in the 150s, started out as infantry brigades lacking much heavy equipment.David Axe, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Living the dream as a skier, mountain biker, and fly-fisher in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Kelly Bastone contributes to our women’s gear column, The XX Factor. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you.Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump gambles with a late trip to Virginia Despite the recent controversy, the store was full of patrons on Friday stocking up on gear ahead of Trump’s rally in Salem on Saturday, a town less than 20 miles up the road from the store.Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
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Polls are classified as internal if they were conducted on behalf of a candidate, party, campaign committee or other official party apparatus.Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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The Election Integrity Network is run by Cleta Mitchell, a once-liberal Democratic Oklahoma legislator who has constructed a vast conservative apparatus promoting falsehoods about noncitizen voting.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Hardware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardware. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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