mechanism
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Early on, the braking mechanism was harsh and the trucks sometimes unexpectedly stopped when approaching an overpass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
The researchers had identified the molecular mechanism they were looking for, along with the enzyme they named "Pac-Man."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
You can’t depend on it as a kind of law-enforcing mechanism, and that may be the scariest thing of all.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Its proposals include a pooled fund, technical assistance and shared promotion, alongside exploration of a new county-level arts funding mechanism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
He doesn’t hear me over the screeching of the rusted mechanism.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Ruter has since introduced mechanisms enabling it to monitor and delay incoming signals in order to control updates, it said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Identifying and potentially strengthening the biological mechanisms responsible for plaque removal could lead to better therapies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
We can be fairly certain that any cooperation between the museum and the film production came with the understanding that no actual security mechanisms would even be hinted at.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
She added that feelings of blame and guilt were "very common" during bereavement and could lead to "destructive" coping mechanisms.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
That owes partly to another of our great survival mechanisms that can be problematic when relied upon in excess.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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Power Suffix: -ism
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