mechanism

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He urged Lebanon and Israel to use the Unifil mechanism for dialogue, saying "the bottom line is that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon needs to be respected".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“Secure ballot envelope identifiers provide a reliable, auditable mechanism to enforce Federal law without unduly burdening or infringing on the rights of eligible voters,” the order reads.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

But while this description of the mechanism of heredity solved Mendel’s question—how does like beget like?—it failed to solve Darwin's converse riddle: How does like beget unlike?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee