mechanism

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Apple's "butterfly" keyboard design - a mechanism introduced in 2015 for laptop keyboards - was a "rare misstep in reliability", 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

“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

Darwin wondered incessantly about a mechanism of heredity that could achieve these counterbalanced properties.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee