mechanism
Example Sentences
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But that’s not the mechanism by which it harms animals.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
In a statement published Wednesday, Russia's digital ministry said Roblox had successfully implemented measures to "protect children, including by launching a mechanism to restrict access to games by age group".
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
But conspiracy thinking is not a knowledge problem; it is an identity defense mechanism.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
My only coping mechanism was to give up trying and read.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
This struggle against error brought into being the footnote: the mechanism for ensuring that every fact could be traced to an authorizing statement.
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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