inner workings
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But through an expedited process, a single member of FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee saw fit to delay the ban, according to people familiar with the inner workings of the reversal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The records on NextRequest once offered a vital window into the inner workings of the historically opaque Police Department, Shapiro said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
With its jokes about the inner workings of Hollywood agents at CAA and the trappings of fame and fortune, “Gail Daughtry” could easily feel like inside baseball.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
There was concern in that group that its inner workings should be hidden from the public because, as the executive order put it, certain proposed solutions “will be ineffective if commonly known.”
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
To best illustrate a polyrhythm, the following system, known as the T.U.B.S. or Tiny Unit Box System, was developed as a way for participants to visualize the inner workings of a polyrhythm.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
