cogs
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They’re also a massive part of South Korea’s and Taiwan’s exchanges—vital cogs in the AI supply chain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
You can see the improvisational cogs turning in real time.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026
Ships like these are allegedly cogs in a maritime smuggling network known as the "shadow fleet", skirting sanctions by passing themselves off as cargo vessels on legitimate business.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
"You can see the cogs turning and them thinking 'oh my goodness me, this could really work for us'."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
They were raised on an ethic that extolled the power of the individual to shape his or her life, and then forced into a world where they were treated like cogs in a vast machine.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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