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

Turkish expert Ozberk said mines remained Iran's "most strategically efficient lever" because they "raise uncertainty and cost even when they don't sink ships".

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“This is the most important nonmilitary lever the U.A.E. have to play against the Iranians,” Krieg said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

When he pulled the lever, the sailor turned and the coin rolled into the whale's mouth.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez