mechanism
Example Sentences
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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
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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