mechanism
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The researchers also wanted to know whether the same mechanism might be involved in anxiety more broadly.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
But the investment in SpaceX itself is through a legal structure that holds the actual shares, a complicated mechanism that puts some investors off.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The Justice Department has defended the initiative as a lawful settlement mechanism, but federal courts have already paused parts of the program as legal challenges proceed.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
The strikes mean Russia has been forced to shorten convoys on supply routes as a "quick coping mechanism to reduce potential damage", Cristian Vlas at conflict monitoring group Acled told BBC Verify.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Since you can exert more force pulling and pushing on a lever than you can turning a crank, this is more efficient than a crank mechanism would be at lifting weights.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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