mechanisms

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"Environmental impact assessments and oversight mechanisms are now completely ineffective," he told AFP.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The funding mechanisms are complicated, the language antiquated and much about the income remains under a padlock of privacy.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Rather than competing ideas, the mechanisms work together as parts of the same overall process.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The letter from the attorneys general asks the SEC for more details about his ouster and any governance mechanisms to prevent his potential conflicts of interest from becoming a problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

It is possible that the invention of antibodies evolved from the earlier sensing mechanisms needed for symbiosis, perhaps designed, in part, to keep the latter from getting out of hand.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas