inner workings

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The Players Alliance was founded a little over a year ago, with the mission of informing consumers about the inner workings of deals like the EA acquisition and preserving the gaming community.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

DeepSeek's systems are open-source -- meaning their inner workings are public, allowing programmers to customise parts of the software to suit their needs.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

As a result, the crisis "has thrown a proverbial wrench into the inner workings of the aviation fuel markets", it said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Studies point to wearables’ tendency to induce “self-tracking anxiety” or “health data anxiety,” the byproduct of too much information about one’s inner workings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

I do have a specific set of skills that appeals to him—I hunt criminals, I hack, I’m a Warcross fan who is very familiar with the game’s inner workings.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu