mechanisms
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The egomania and the fabulism are coping mechanisms that will grow more extreme under pressure.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
The dramatic turnaround came after authorities tightened regulations and introduced better gas monitoring systems and clearer accountability mechanisms.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Together, these mechanisms helped create the larger and more persistent Antarctic ice sheets that later defined Earth's ice age cycles.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
The new findings show that similar aging mechanisms also occur in more complex vertebrates like killifish and humans.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
To these natural population controls were added cultural mechanisms.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
