mechanism
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In an all-hands town hall, if you have 800 people in attendance, asking for questions at the end is a false mechanism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Sweating is the most powerful mechanism our body has at its disposal to cool us down,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
They also agreed to establish a "mechanism tasked with reviewing progress and addressing challenges in implementation of obligations and commitments under the Doha Framework Agreement", it added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
A process known as the Hills mechanism may provide an explanation for both the rapid rotation and the star's unusually tight orbit.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The school counselor had called it a "coping mechanism," my way of dealing with the tragedy.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
The Federal Aviation Administration is also seeking input from the space industry on funding mechanisms for new spaceports and the “potential utility” of public-private partnerships.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The new rules, which take effect on 1 January 2027, mean new car designs without physical release mechanisms on the inside and outside of their doors cannot be sold.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Overall, the wide range of effects we found could reflect different pathogenetic mechanisms, perhaps indicating that depression is not just one disease," she adds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
The resulting redesign of servers, racks and related equipment is creating demand for specialized rail mechanisms that command higher average selling prices, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In a November issue of Life, I found, to my great interest, drawings of the internal mechanisms of a variety of different kinds of rockets.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Power Suffix: -ism
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