mechanism

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Chinese authorities said Tuesday that under the country’s biweekly pricing mechanism, gasoline and diesel prices should have risen by 800 yuan and 770 yuan a ton, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The researchers confirmed this mechanism using advanced electron microscopy, spectroscopy, and quantum-level simulations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

While the molecular description of the gene clarified the mechanism of the transmission of heredity, it only deepened the puzzle that had preoccupied Thomas Morgan in the 1920s.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee