mechanisms

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One compound can influence many biological mechanisms, which in turn can affect many others.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

At their core, products like IULs and annuities are risk-transfer mechanisms, Stancato said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

The Italian lender denied suggestions that the actual number of tendered shares was lower than stated due to borrowing mechanisms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Yet the enforcement mechanisms for policing Iran’s nuclear work were left to negotiate another day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

We are all obsessed by the need to feed information in, as fast as we can, but we lack sensing mechanisms for getting anything much back.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas