nuts and bolts
Example Sentences
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Theo Francis covers how U.S. companies work behind the scenes: executive pay, perks, workplace and retirement, accounting, disclosure — the nuts and bolts most people don't see.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“If you don’t know the ins and outs and nuts and bolts inside City Hall, how are you going to be mayor?” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Consider the personal-finance nuts and bolts involved in that kind of situation.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
A nuts and bolts player, who has had a breakthrough.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Now everybody was referring to this array of nuts and bolts and circuits as he.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
