mechanism
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"First and foremost, my coping mechanism is poetry. I use poetry as a self-therapy to express how I feel," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
"Over a century later, it is emerging as an elegantly conserved mechanism at the heart of mitochondrial biology. This biophysical process offers a simple and energy efficient means to distribute the mitochondrial genome."
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Manley and her colleague Juan Landoni, a postdoctoral fellow at the LEB, have now identified the mechanism responsible.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
An Iranian diplomatic source told journalists "There is a new mechanism according to which there has been and there will be a right of passage" organised with Oman, which also borders the Strait.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
It had a timing mechanism and a spinning tray, and it created radiation.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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