mechanism
Example Sentences
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This would help to build a "defensive mechanism against subsidized steel, against global overcapacities," he added.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Long before the current artificial intelligence boom, he was experimenting with the idea of turning truth into a market mechanism.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
"Parens patriae" or "father of the people" powers, existed "to secure a child's protection and safety from serious harm where there is no adequate mechanism available", they said.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
"This suggests the resistance mechanism may go deeper than some kind of behavior and may be genetically built into the bees themselves."
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
I heard the turning mechanism weighs more than a ton, and it was made melted-down metal from cannons captured from the Confederacy during the Civil War.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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Engineering - Introductory
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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