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as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
that Corvette is a machine that any guy would love to own
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as in to better
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Recent Examples of machine
Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Plush pillows and linens, soft, adjustable lighting, a sound machine, and a scented candle or essential oil diffuser can help set a tranquil scene.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
Trinity Francis, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
To cut labor costs, Ford will have some Cardinal parts—including the engine, transmission, and differential—machined in Germany and shipped to Louisville for assembly.
—Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2024
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Studies suggest that one-third to half of apnea patients either quit using a continuous positive airway pressure machine or never fill their prescription for it.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Plush pillows and linens, soft, adjustable lighting, a sound machine, and a scented candle or essential oil diffuser can help set a tranquil scene.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
The wheels are painted black and then different parts of the face are machined to reveal the aluminum.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
To cut labor costs, Ford will have some Cardinal parts—including the engine, transmission, and differential—machined in Germany and shipped to Louisville for assembly.
—Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2024
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Then, on one occasion, spending the entire trip back down into the Los Angeles basin with the engine off netted a total trip economy of 26.1mpg.Peter Nelson, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
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Even after solving these challenges, companies need data scientists to build optimization engines, whether rule-based or AI-driven.Mohit Prateek, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The damage will be felt for years to come both within China and in countries that relied on strong Chinese demand to export their cars, commodities, and services.Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Greg was in our shop in 2022 when our team started pulling down his ARCA car.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Goldman said the cruise line has bettered its business and is deserving of a higher price-to-earnings multiple.Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Here are some ways companies can better the frontline experience for everyone.Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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It's largely filmed in the darkness, through windows of apartments, buses and on train commutes to work, in pre-dawn and late-night darkness.Diaa Hadid, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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Pogo sticks and gumballs and flares and fireworks and scooters and double-decker buses and cemeteries and country roads become putty in the director’s hands.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Which reveals the third culprit that prevents people from unlocking powerful eye contact: not knowing how to improve it.Michael Chad Hoeppner, TIME, 27 Dec. 2024
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Life advice Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images Fraudsters are improving their scams with the help of artificial intelligence.Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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Chevrolet’s famed Tri-Five automobiles—built in 1955, 1956, and 1957—were models that established themselves as automotive heartthrobs in their time, and even more so over the course of ensuing decades.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
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The discovery of electrons, aka electricity, was the major driving force of the second industrial revolution, leading to more efficient mass-production techniques in the form of assembly-line production and the rise of the steel, automobile, and telecommunications industries.Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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While great strides were made to improve and build upon the foundation that Willis Haviland Carrier laid in the first few decades following its introduction, progress in the industry has since been more incremental, focusing on refining and maintaining established practices.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Both farms have partnered over the years with sustainability experts at UC Davis, one of the top agricultural schools in the country, to refine their aquaculture practices.Becky Duffett, Bon Appétit, 17 Dec. 2024
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This Startup Is Teaching Old Robots New Tricks–No Coding Required Factories across the country rely on large, robotic arms to carry out a variety of tasks.Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kirillov was the chief of Russia's nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, and the reward was allegedly $100,000 and the opportunity to relocate to a European Union country in exchange for carrying out the killing.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machine. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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