mechanic
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Gillis, 38, plays Shane, a man-child mechanic at Valley Forge Automotive Center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ben Jones, the actor best known for portraying trusty mechanic Cooter Davenport on “The Dukes of Hazzard” before serving two terms in Congress as a representative from Georgia, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Chinese brands are very clear about where our future lies," said Zhang, a former mechanic who claims he can assemble an engine with his eyes closed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
The Fort Wayne, Ind., resident brought her 2014 Dodge Journey to a mechanic a few years ago and left with unbalanced tires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The mechanic became professional again but his tone was kinder.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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The results settle two long-standing discrepancies in diamond research and bring experimental measurements into close agreement with simulations based on quantum mechanics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
The exact mechanics of the new US economic pressure campaign remain unclear, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promising to reveal them in a news conference on 24 August.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
If using AI in that way means my work is no longer considered my own, then we have confused authorship with the mechanics of writing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“When he’s going well, he’s not really thinking about his mechanics, and he’s really got a good rhythm,” Roberts said before the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Even if the zeros at the center of black holes don’t provide an easy way to travel through space, the zero of quantum mechanics provides an alternative: the zero-point energy might be the ultimate fuel.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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