mechanism
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"Now with this changing dark energy going up and then down, again, we need a new mechanism. And this could be a shake up for the whole of physics," he says.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
“Growing up undocumented you grow skeptical, with a nonstop defense mechanism. Even though I’ve seen co-workers get permits, I haven’t accepted it,” A. said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
“But it’s a defense mechanism. I still care about the city that made me, and nothing feels as good as playing to a New York crowd.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022
“The real accomplishment is his career, which from its unfavorable beginnings — those unspeakable novels — has been perfected as an intricate, smooth-running mechanism. A Rolls-Royce engine of a career.”
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2022
In the text: "Then time, or Lur's strength, broke the ancient locking mechanism.... " the word "machanism" was corrected to "mechanism."
From The Gifts of Asti by Norton, Andre
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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