lever

Example Sentences

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Over time, however, the effort required for that option gradually increased, while the low-reward lever remained unchanged.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Is Verstappen's threat to quit a lever to alter rules?

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s strongest lever.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

“This is the most important nonmilitary lever the U.A.E. have to play against the Iranians,” Krieg said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

For a full minute, the class practiced rising and sitting in unison as she pressed the lever of her cricket and appraised the harmony of ebb and augmentation of her new charges.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy