mechanism
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Long before the current artificial intelligence boom, he was experimenting with the idea of turning truth into a market mechanism.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
But crucially for his business, he already had a so-called fuel surcharge mechanism in place.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
The legal mechanism for a bailout wasn’t immediately clear, though the report said the Transportation Department and Commerce Department are involved in the discussions.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
"This suggests the resistance mechanism may go deeper than some kind of behavior and may be genetically built into the bees themselves."
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
But Darwin kept returning to the mechanism of heredity: What had made the long-necked antelope emerge in the first place?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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Engineering - Introductory
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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