mechanics

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Those experiences made clear how rapidly theoretical arguments about constitutional structure can reshape the mechanics of elections.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

There are now road builders, mechanics, stonemasons, and bakers, to name four.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The same mechanics are largely at work in the stock market, as well, where a higher “risk free” rate, which is used to price the present value of future company profits, pushes equity prices lower.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“It was OK. But the third inning I threw a lot of two-seamers that kind of threw my mechanics a little off.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

In time, as with Newtonian mechanics, the “central dogma” of genetics would be vastly refined, modified, and reformulated.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee