lever
Example Sentences
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China's reaction to the military takeover was initially muted, but the explosion of internet scam centres along the China-Myanmar border threw a lever.
From Barron's
To test this idea, the researchers monitored brain activity in mice while the animals pressed a weighted lever.
From Science Daily
"The French do not expect from the Macron leadership that it dismembers our overseas territories behind their backs," she said, describing the territories as "true levers of power, influence and economic development".
From Barron's
“This transaction is part of BNP Paribas’ strategy to develop its profitable platforms in growth markets and to enhance the group’s profitability profile through targeted growth levers,” the French company said.
Leaders from every state and territory met to weigh up tougher gun control measures, a lever they pulled the last time Australia experienced something even remotely like this.
From BBC
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