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However, there might be specific business scenarios in the future that require exceptions, i.e a 3DP vending machine, but these would apply to entirely different applications and customer needs.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
Laughed at hunger, at the mustard-and-lettuce sandwiches, at the conniving to pry snacks out of vending machines with coat hangers, at the low- stakes boosting of hot plates of food at the K&W Cafeteria.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Then, as the Pikesville woman browsed at a grocery store, a lottery vending machine caught her eye, Maryland Lottery officials said in a Jan. 10 news release.
—Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Where to eat: There are two Pret A Mangers, one Hudson News, a salad vending machine and, thank God, two Dunkins within the station.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 18 Dec. 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 30 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
vending machine
noun
: a machine from which one may get merchandise after putting in coins
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