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mechanism

[mek-uh-niz-uhm] / ˈmɛk əˌnɪz əm /




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She felt the decision, by the National Referral Mechanism, was "a validation and a vindication of what I said to the Met when I first reported back in 2024", she said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

This approach, known as the "Framework Regulation Mechanism," expands the pathways available to lithium ions and reduces the energy needed for them to move.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

The EU climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, admitted that the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism was “too broad” and “too clunky.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

In response to growing civilian deaths near aid centers, Israel’s Military Advocate General has instructed the IDF’s Fact-Finding Assessment Mechanism to investigate select incidents.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

This device would become known as the Antikythera Mechanism.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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