mechanism

The usual mechanism for closing a shortfall—delivering metal to LME sites—could just shuffle copper around the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Whatever the mechanism, real rates are very high. At some point that is simply the clearing price for fiscally dominant economies trying to attract enough private capital to fund enormous sovereign borrowing,” he says.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

While passports have security features such as watermarks and electronic ID chips, Porter says, "we tolerate a £10 number plate with no security mechanism on it".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

To explore the mechanism more closely, the scientists studied genetically modified mice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

It had no earpieces, as modern eyeglasses do, but stayed on by means of a pinching mechanism that tightly gripped the bridge of the wearer’s nose.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

There are still serious disputes to resolve however, including mechanisms for adopting a treaty and amending it in the future.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The United Nations Command, which conducted the on-site investigations into the blasts with the South Korean military, said it would handle the violation of the 1953 armistice "through established Armistice mechanisms".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

But recent disappointments in Alzheimer’s research, including hyped medicines based on a shaky hypothesis, have drawn more attention to their work on the brain-destroying mechanisms of FTD and how these might be halted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Our two militaries should maintain regular dialogue, and improve mechanisms for crisis communication and prevention,” he continued, adding a historical reference to rising powers challenging established ones: “The Thucydides trap can be overcome.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The modern cuckoo clock is a simplified version of these ‘automatic’ mechanisms.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton