mechanism
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Different examiners, same mechanism: Use a regulator’s discretion to make disfavored activity expensive enough that the private institution does the discriminating for you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The GAO recommended that Congress temporarily limit nonemergency sales from the reserve and authorize a funding mechanism to help the Energy Department cover ongoing or periodic costs for maintaining the SPR.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The new research points to a possible biological mechanism connecting chronic gum disease and infection with the development of CAVS.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Strittmatter says this mechanism represents a promising target for future therapies.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
On the right there are two images of his rack-and-pinion ratchet mechanism.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
It outlines efforts to restore defence cooperation mechanisms that existed during the Afghanistan war and attract investment in the minerals sector, currently dominated by China.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
"This challenges the dogma that calorie reduction is necessary to lose weight, but it also tells us that we need to have clear understanding of the mechanisms," he said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
It is one of the few public accountability mechanisms that the Fed participates in where the focus is mostly on monetary policy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
To be honest, I wish I hadn’t developed so many coping mechanisms to offset my shyness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The throne whirred and hummed with secret mechanisms.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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