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mainspring

[meyn-spring] / ˈmeɪnˌsprɪŋ /












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“We have a woman’s watch here that needs repairing. But I can’t find a mainspring. Do you know who might have one?”

From Literature

The Fountain’s tradition of extending a wide communal embrace, welcoming underrepresented voices and addressing urgent social concerns, is clearly going to be a mainspring of Caldwell’s leadership.

From Los Angeles Times

Its hairspring, mainspring, ruby bearings and a few other parts were sourced from Switzerland.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s how my father taught me. If I don’t wind it consistently, it won’t keep time as well. And if I overwind it, the mainspring might break.”

From Literature

The question of appropriation is the editorial mainspring of “The Dolphin Letters.”

From The New Yorker