cog

Example Sentences

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Among the targets in recent days was the IRGC’s Tharallah headquarters on Sunday, a central cog in the forces’ protest-suppression machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

“I do think Google’s self-sufficiency should command a premium relative to the others that could be adversely impacted by one cog in the wheel,” Treacy said, referring to Google’s proprietary tensor processing units.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

But he's a symptom of it, a failing cog in a malfunctioning machine.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

But he figures to be a key cog in their bullpen again next season, in what will be his last before reaching free agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Tyrion had learned to despise that man, even if he was the only half-decent cyvasse player on the cog.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin