lever
Example Sentences
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"It gives us a new molecular lever -- and potentially a new set of tools -- for tackling these conditions."
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
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
The bike was in a poor condition with the only brake lever being on the left handle, the side he was holding the phone on, Bunch said.
From BBC • May 15, 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
He pulled a lever and flexed the heavy steel blade up and down, bringing the bottom edge to rest just even with the ground.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
Vocabulary lists containing lever
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