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cog

noun as in main part of device

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Until recently, the Blue Jays appeared to be merely one small cog in Rogers’ vast portfolio of holdings.

The underground wealth beneath the Arctic city of Kiruna fuels Sweden’s economy and is a central cog in one of Europe’s core defense industries.

Ron’s career casts him as a cog in the grand machinery of consumerism.

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“I like being a cog instead of the whole wheel,” she says.

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But they are important cogs in the markets they serve, and employ large numbers of people.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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