mechanism
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First Secretary of State Louise Haigh told the BBC that there was not currently a mechanism in place for mayors to offer a rebate.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The decree published on Friday immediately freezes her assets, citing a legal mechanism aimed at preventing the commission of "new acts of interference", the finance ministry said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
But without a built-in funding mechanism, that realistically means that funding, if any, is year-by-year and unpredictable at best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Warsh alluded to this mechanism Wednesday: “Even while at some level we haven’t done much in 42 days, the markets have done quite a bit.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Some of the mortar safety pins, which kept the priming mechanism from allowing the round to detonate on impact, had not been replaced.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
ING’s CEO said there is demand not only from manufacturers of weapons or defense mechanisms, but also from drone companies, providers of cybersecurity technology and their supply chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Tehran said earlier this week that it had held talks with Oman, which also borders the strait, on "common principles and operational mechanisms" to ensure the safe passage of shipping.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
“I want to understand the mechanisms behind the brain biomarkers to see why it’s happening,” Shapses said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
"As the accessibility of these medications continues to rise and patient uptake increases, it's crucial that we understand the neural mechanisms underlying the effects we're seeing," said Lorenzo Leggio, M.D.,
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
That is, population growth leads to societal complexity, by mechanisms that we shall discuss, while societal complexity in turn leads to intensified food production and thereby to population growth.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Power Suffix: -ism
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