lever

Example Sentences

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Over time, however, the effort required for that option gradually increased, while the low-reward lever remained unchanged.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Is Verstappen's threat to quit a lever to alter rules?

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Ben Bernanke was a particular advocate for the theory that Fed communications could serve as a policy lever in their own right, alongside manipulation of short-term interest rates and expansion of the Fed balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s strongest lever.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

If you were lifting a heavy weight and pulling hard on the lever, considerable force would be placed on the pegs that drive the mechanism.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton