workings
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For a filmmaker fascinated by the slippery workings of memory, the combination is a natural fit: Before Odysseus can resume his journey, he has to remember that he wants to go home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Houdon’s innovation was to make his subjects’ expressions and attitudes appear shaped by the workings of their minds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
This peripatetic lifestyle gave him a valuable practical insight into the workings of US business.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Or is it simply about “trauma and the mysterious workings of the unconscious,” as New York Times critic Beatrice Loayza says?
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
That was the key, and once Kaz recognized it, it was as if someone had laid a perfect blueprint over the Ice Court and its workings.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
