mechanism
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“Basically, I’m wondering if the reaction is over, or, or if upon stopping the cooling mechanism, if it would re-initiate itself.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Yuriy Ryzhenkov, chief executive of Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest, said that, if left unchanged, the mechanism would be a “killer” for Ukraine’s steel and ferroalloys industries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Now, researchers at the University of Cologne have uncovered a new mechanism showing how the amino acid leucine can enhance mitochondrial performance.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Geofence warrants reverse the sequence, where the search becomes the mechanism through which suspicion is generated.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
Now they’re clamping Cleopatra’s Needle to the turning mechanism.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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Power Suffix: -ism
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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