mechanism
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In an all-hands town hall, if you have 800 people in attendance, asking for questions at the end is a false mechanism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Sweating is the most powerful mechanism our body has at its disposal to cool us down,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
They also agreed to establish a "mechanism tasked with reviewing progress and addressing challenges in implementation of obligations and commitments under the Doha Framework Agreement", it added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
According to the researchers, the results reveal a previously unknown mechanism through which diet and specific gut bacteria may work together to support health.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
“We need a mechanism for sealing off the upper aperture too,” Quentin said.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
"Overall, the wide range of effects we found could reflect different pathogenetic mechanisms, perhaps indicating that depression is not just one disease," she adds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Under Sheinbaum’s blueprint, broadcasters would be required to develop codes of ethics, name ombudsmen to represent viewers and listeners, and establish mechanisms to receive and evaluate complaints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"The mechanisms people dislike about modern social media are often the same that made those platforms extraordinarily good at keeping people there," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
For the projects to meaningfully lower bills or boost investment in clean energy, the government would have to introduce specific mechanisms to redistribute some of the revenues generated, Rutter explained.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
De Caus in 1615 played with a very simple steam engine, and working steam engines require simple feedback mechanisms.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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