mechanism
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Unlike bees or wasps, which sting as a defence mechanism to protect themselves, a jellyfish sting is an automatic reflex, not a deliberate attack.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
France has invoked the European Union's civil protection mechanism to ask for help, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, warning that the crisis remained "very intense".
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Supporters said the legislation would create a basic safety mechanism as companies deploy increasingly capable agentic AI systems that can act independently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Once active sunspot regions move within 15 degrees of the equator, that twisting mechanism weakens and the main driver of extreme space weather switches off.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Gene regulation—the turning on and off of genes by proteins—described the mechanism by which combinatorial complexity could be generated from the one hard copy of genetic information in a cell.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Their analysis focused on the biological mechanisms that might explain the group's worsening metabolic health.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
“I want to understand the mechanisms behind the brain biomarkers to see why it’s happening,” Shapses said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Iran said on Sunday it had made progress in talks with neighbouring Oman on "common principles and operational mechanisms" for shipping in the Strait.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
His lawyer said he would challenge "the lawfulness and fairness of the decision through all available legal mechanisms".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
As humans, music is an innate part of our existence, as we all possess the physical mechanisms to make and process organized sound just as we do language.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Power Suffix: -ism
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