as in instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end
sincerely believes that the machinery of government can be used to better people's lives
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Detroit Chief Financial Officer Jay Rising said the upgrade is beneficial not only at times when the city is issuing bonds, but also for more routine business matters such as leasing vehicles and equipment.—
JC Reindl,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024 -
Eventually there would also likely be new models, especially in electric vehicles.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Such a strategy could effectively weaponize these institutions, turning them into instruments of unilateralism rather than forums for global collaboration.—
Allison Carnegie,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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And criminal hackers and adversarial states are already employing AI and MI as instruments to identify and take advantage of flaws in threat detection frameworks.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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No one included on the conference planning emails has registered as foreign agents with the Department of Justice, as is required by federal law for anyone involved in political advocacy or public relations work in the United States on behalf of a foreign government, with a few narrow exceptions.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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According to state media, around 1,200 soldiers and security agents have been mobilized to counteract any attempt to disrupt the inauguration of what would be Maduro’s third presidential term.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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When children swallow more than one separate magnet, the magnets will try to attach by ripping through internal organs.—
Ryan Murphy,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Lupus sees the body's immune system mistakenly attack its own healthy cells and tissues, which can cause inflammation and damage in organs or systems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
23 Dec. 2024
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That’s when Butler was asked by a media member about the need to interrupt the interview, to prevent interviewer and teammate from such a benign moment.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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Instead, the Hyatt becomes ground zero for the media frenzy: broadcast networks will set up shop on an upper floor with picture windows overlooking the dome, and print journalists will book out lower floors.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Machineries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machineries. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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