mechanism
Example Sentences
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I would also add that there isn’t such a self-correcting mechanism in populism.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
Scientists have long noticed that underwater earthquakes along these faults often remain smaller than geological conditions might otherwise permit, as though some natural mechanism limits their maximum size.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
Now, researchers at Columbia University say they have finally uncovered the mechanism responsible.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
But so far, it doesn't seem likely that there will be a change in the basic mechanism used to decide the amount of the Sovereign Grant paid to the royals.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
If you look at a clock or a watch from the outside you can tell that there is a mechanism which turns the hands.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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Engineering - Introductory
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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