inner workings

Example Sentences

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"Observing gamma rays from supernovae will give us a new way to explore their inner workings."

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

The Players Alliance was founded a little over a year ago, with the mission of informing consumers about the inner workings of deals like the EA acquisition and preserving the gaming community.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

It’s hard to draw firm conclusions about the opaque inner workings of Iran’s leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

This has been partly driven by DeepSeek's decision to make its systems open source, with their inner workings public -- in contrast to the proprietary models sold by OpenAI and other Western rivals.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Now you know I don’t know much about the inner workings of girl-folk — but I did realize that anything that could bring those two together had to have some pretty powerful voodoo to it.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick