mechanism
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If scientists can determine how that mechanism works and whether it can be strengthened, it could provide a new target for therapies designed to protect vision.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
"Claude's ability to end these interactions will remain the primary enforcement mechanism," the policy states.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
In Canada, that mechanism is known as "track two" Maid.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"While the findings suggest that reducing simple sugars may limit microbiome injury, whether sugar directly supports Enterococcus, weakens competing bacteria, or acts through another mechanism in patients remains to be seen."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Leonardo’s sketch is already implicitly drawn to scale, with a detail of the ratchet mechanism shown at a higher level of magnification.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
They named it the "uveolymphatic" pathway, providing evidence that the eye had previously unrecognized connections to the body's fluid clearance mechanisms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Additional clinical studies will be needed to determine whether the mechanisms identified in the experiments can be used to improve blood sugar regulation in people with or without diabetes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
According to Africa CDC chief, his organisation was working with all the countries in the region to reinforce response mechanisms.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Western Electric’s clear-cased Model 302 telephone enticed gawkers with an impressively complex system of wires and mechanisms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Have you ever tried to sleep while a pint-size maniac is rattling off hundreds of detailed inquiries about the web-spinning mechanisms of the common barn spider?
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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Power Suffix: -ism
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