mechanism

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But it divided opinion, with some saying the mechanism made keyboards less easy to type on, making it feel as though Apple was "prioritising thinness over durability", said Pickerell.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Although only a small fraction of schizophrenia patients carry mutations in grin2a, the researchers suggest that dysfunction in this circuit may represent a shared mechanism underlying cognitive impairments in some patients.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The European Commission proposed removing the invalidation mechanism for allowances in the market-stability reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It added there was "currently no mechanism inside the current legislation to check a landlord's credentials".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Price was not the only one devoting much of his life to attempting to solve the riddle of the mechanism.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler