workings
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The actor is starring alongside the Oscar-winning Mikey Madison in "The Social Reckoning," the drama directed and written by Aaron Sorkin that delves into the inner workings of Facebook.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
What do the inner workings of such a system look like?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
And he added: "Parents and babies were getting transferred from our unit to other hospitals on a regular basis for additional treatment, operations… once you see the workings behind it, it doesn't seem as scary."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
It begins in a dim restaurant, glasses of wine giving off a burnished glow as the professor protagonist expounds on memory and the workings of the brain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
For sleight of hand, she realized, so that he can keep contact with coins or cards or finesse the workings of a lock.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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