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mainspring

[mayn-spring] / ˈmeɪnˌsprɪŋ /












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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023

The mainspring of this imagined future clash is not race and slavery, but science and the environment.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2017

It is the emotional mainspring of extraordinary reserves.

From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2015

That offensive prank is the mainspring of the movie.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2014

“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 "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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