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mechanism

[mek-uh-niz-uhm] / ˈmɛk əˌnɪz əm /




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Felicien Kabuga, who was in his 90s, died in hospital earlier Saturday, said the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in a statement.

From Barron's • May 16, 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

The impetus was the publication of a highly sensationalized book, The Hydrogen Bomb: The Men, The Menace, The Mechanism, by journalists James Shepley and Clay Blair Jr., which accepted Teller’s version of events as gospel.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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