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mechanism

[mek-uh-niz-uhm] / ˈmɛk əˌnɪz əm /




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This would help to build a "defensive mechanism against subsidized steel, against global overcapacities," he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Successive governments have urged councils to make use of the orders as a mechanism to revitalise high streets.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

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

Together, these steps converted an ancient DNA segregation mechanism into a system that shapes the cell itself, offering a striking example of how evolution can give old biological tools entirely new purposes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

It was a set of diagram drawings of the inside mechanism of a gasoline pump—approximately identical to the ones at Mr. Klein’s store.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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