mechanisms
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My research had found that corporate governance mechanisms, such as board of directors and active shareholders, tend to complement and balance each other to drive a company’s performance.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
A nonscientific layman like me would think that the scientific community would already have mechanisms like this in place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The egomania and the fabulism are coping mechanisms that will grow more extreme under pressure.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Animals such as sharks are known to navigate effectively without relying on light, raising the possibility that similar mechanisms could exist in other species.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
The modern cuckoo clock is a simplified version of these ‘automatic’ mechanisms.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
