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
Quite the opposite: Spoelstra pulled every lever he could to let his player pursue Bryant’s iconic mark.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Don’t be the one to pull that lever.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
The god pulled a lever on his chariot.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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