- plural of mechanism.
mechanisms
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Cheadle's team plans to investigate both male and female mice more closely to uncover the mechanisms responsible for these contrasting responses.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Because the two conditions involve some overlapping biological mechanisms, the scientists believed that a drug developed to address nervous system damage after spinal cord injury might also improve certain Alzheimer's-related changes in neurons.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
It would also rely on diplomatic mechanisms, Mohamad said - like the Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
So many of our bad habits are survival mechanisms, ways to make it through one more day.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
They haven’t the oomph to escape Earth’s gravity and, even if they did, there are no mechanisms to guide them across tens of millions of miles of space.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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