lever
Example Sentences
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The final scene after almost 90 minutes featured Colbert and McCartney going to the light box of the theater and pulling the lever to “off.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
A compute tax is a sensible policy lever to consider in order to slow down automation, says Simon Johnson, a Nobel laureate and professor of entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
But workers may feel uneasy that investors are mostly rewarding large, public companies for pulling the layoff lever.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Initial modifications are relatively modest, like installing grab bars in bathrooms or replacing doorknobs with lever handles.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
“In a passage behind a hidden door, but the door opens from the inside. Is there a lever or switch of some kind?”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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