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mechanism

[mek-uh-niz-uhm] / ˈmɛk əˌnɪz əm /




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She felt the decision, by the National Referral Mechanism, was "a validation and a vindication of what I said to the Met when I first reported back in 2024", she said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

This approach, known as the "Framework Regulation Mechanism," expands the pathways available to lithium ions and reduces the energy needed for them to move.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

The EU climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, admitted that the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism was “too broad” and “too clunky.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

However, the chief prosecutor at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague has told the BBC that his organisation has no information about the allegations.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

This device would become known as the Antikythera Mechanism.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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