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The phrase "a machine merely" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the simplicity or basic nature of a machine in comparison to something more complex or advanced.
Example: "In the grand scheme of things, a machine merely processes data without understanding its significance."
Alternatives: "just a machine" or "only a machine".
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a) The town councillors b) The angry demonstrators Levesque, Davis, and Morgenstern have developed a set of similar problems, designed to be easy for an intelligent person but hard for a machine merely running Google searches.
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