cog
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It is working with U.S. company MP Materials and the Defense Department on rare-earth-metal refining efforts, making Saudi Arabia an important cog in efforts to reduce the West’s dependency on China.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Her look evolves from a worn-out cog to a biker-like granny who’d seem natural riding on the back of Dennis Hopper’s hog.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Dipu was a small cog in Bangladesh's garment export machine, working for the past 14 months at the Pioneer Knitwear factory.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
“I do think Google’s self-sufficiency should command a premium relative to the others that could be adversely impacted by one cog in the wheel,” Treacy said, referring to Google’s proprietary tensor processing units.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
But to Mulch, each cog had a distinctive signature and when a ratchet caught, it was so loud as to be deafening.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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