cogs
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Genes are important, of course, but they’re like cogs in an engine — they’re aren’t steering the ship and we are much more than vessels for our DNA.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
And for now, they figure to remain key cogs in next year’s pursuit of another World Series title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
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
But they are important cogs in the markets they serve, and employ large numbers of people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
The shop was round, its walls covered in a plethora of weights and pendulums and cogs and gears, all trimmed in buttered brass.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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