mechanisms

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“But as technology has advanced, so too have the mechanisms available to competitors to fix prices without the cigars, the smoke, or even the room.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Everything from seat-belt buckle mechanisms to door latches could change how passengers might evacuate in an emergency, or how they are protected in a crash, Federal Aviation Administration chief Bryan Bedford told reporters last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Yet, as the court explained, those laws regulated a very different class of people for very different reasons and through very different mechanisms.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

Top parliament official Sabine Verheyen said the EU needed "robust concept mechanisms so creators retain control over their own image, voice" and more.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Celia cannot keep her eyes from his hands as he shows her the delicate clockwork mechanisms.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern