mechanics
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The structure lets retail investors trade with leverage that can reach 100 times their posted collateral at some crypto exchanges, with simple directional bets uncomplicated by mechanics like options volatility or decay.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
"In particular, with conditions such as addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder we see a difficulty in breaking habits and shifting behavior. So, understanding the mechanics of behavioral flexibility may one day help us develop better treatments."
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
All the while, competition for repair work is mounting among mom-and-pop mechanics, big oil-change shops and tire chains vying for a piece of the fix-it business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
“Because it’s a small blister. That’s just when his mechanics are out of whack.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Brilliant and abrasive, Jenkin had diverse interests in linguistics, electronics, mechanics, arithmetic, physics, chemistry, and economics.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing mechanics
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Engineering - Introductory
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STAAR English I: Composition, Revision, and Editing
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