mechanism
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The team next investigated whether the same mechanism could explain follicle arrangements in another mammal with a very different coat structure.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
ISS cited the board’s multiple long-tenured directors and its lack of a chairman or a mechanism to refresh the board, among other factors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Greater clarity on potential changes to the surcharge mechanism could also ease concerns over the temporary relief, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Museum experts have used CT scanning to examine the lock's internal mechanism, identify the correct letter combination and solve the mystery.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Variation and natural selection offer cogent explanations of the mechanism by which evolution might occur within a species, but they do not explain the formation of species per se.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
To retain Huang at the helm, it may need to put in place new mechanisms or structures for monitoring national security risks that are credibly independent of him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Prominent companies and individuals have also recently called for mechanisms that would allow AI labs and countries to slow development in a coordinated way to buy time for alignment research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Additional research will be necessary to determine whether the same cellular mechanisms operate in humans and whether separating brain rewiring from psychedelic effects can produce effective treatments for depression, PTSD, or other psychiatric disorders.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
When muscle repair mechanisms become impaired, recovering lost strength and function can become especially challenging.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
The throne whirred and hummed with secret mechanisms.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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Power Suffix: -ism
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