mechanism
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Emerging research points to this as the mechanism.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
After today’s deadline, there’s no mechanism to force him off.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
“The real lesson of this—which policymakers largely got but the public didn’t—is that the control mechanism worked.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Pakistan's government said the guidelines, issued on Sunday, are not to restrict media but to "provide an administrative mechanism" to verify media, facilitate access and co-ordinate reporting requirements.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The electric mechanism, within its compellingly authentic-style gray pelt, gurgled and blew bubbles, its vidlenses glassy, its metal jaws locked together.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Finding those mechanisms is particularly important because more than 10 million people worldwide are diagnosed with dementia each year, and there is currently no cure.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Advocates are urging the panel to adopt Ormond’s version because it contains more compliance conditions, including mechanisms to foster an inclusive workplace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
However, Conmebol did "express its concern about the repeated unilateral actions taken without resorting to dialogue or the institutional mechanisms provided for dealing with this type of situation".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
"The Council also unanimously expresses its concern regarding the repeated unilateral actions taken without resorting to dialogue or to the institutional mechanisms established to address situations of this nature."
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
“We never used to need these things,” Miig commented as we wound the mechanisms and checked they were synchronized.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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