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mechanism

[mek-uh-niz-uhm] / ˈmɛk əˌnɪz əm /




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Strittmatter says this mechanism represents a promising target for future therapies.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Death imagery as a bulwark against fear of death is so well known that it is covered under the psychological umbrella of Terror Management Theory as a coping mechanism.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2026

“The primary mechanism by which the war in Iran has contributed to inflation, and thereby higher interest rates, is through the price of oil, which has jumped this week,” Berner said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

“Had there been a basic level of trust between the parties or an agreed mechanism for resolving disputes, these interpretive gaps could have been managed,” Zimmt said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Herschel did not have the correct mechanism for the origin of species, but he posed the correct question.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

It is one of the few public accountability mechanisms that the Fed participates in where the focus is mostly on monetary policy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

To be honest, I wish I hadn’t developed so many coping mechanisms to offset my shyness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Since then, state leaders have established oversight mechanisms through laws that allow for monitoring and investigation of detention centers by the California Department of Justice and local health authorities.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Neuroscientist and autism expert Gina Rippon says an increase in late autism diagnoses around the start of this decade revealed the myriad of coping mechanisms women had been employing.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Historians of astronomy trade insults on the question of whether there are equants in Copernicus or not; the answer is that there are no equants, but there are mechanisms designed to replicate equants.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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