workings

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It also highlights an underappreciated shift in the workings of the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Such a discovery has the potential to reshape our understanding of gravity, dark energy, and the fundamental workings of the Universe.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

As a result, the crisis "has thrown a proverbial wrench into the inner workings of the aviation fuel markets", the IEA said.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Its first-generation iMacs, released in 1998, offered transparent shells in candy-like blue, green and more -- combining a pop of visual interest with a glimpse at the high tech workings within.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

This happened often enough that it interrupted the proper workings of Mig’s olfactory senses.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo