cog
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The enormous cash injection comes as Asia's fourth-largest economy rides high on a global AI boom -- with South Korean memory chipmakers emerging as a crucial cog in the fast-moving industry.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
The town has felt the risk, if not the benefits, of being a cog in France’s military industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
Bohm, 29, soon cemented himself as the Phillies’ everyday third baseman, and he has been a consistent cog on a team that has made four consecutive postseason appearances.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Dipu was a small cog in Bangladesh's garment export machine, working for the past 14 months at the Pioneer Knitwear factory.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
We were a cog in a machine that would get the forged documents to Jewish people whose lives depended on receiving them.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing cog
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