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
The UK is a long, thin country that excels in the service sector, and connecting these sources of growth would lever in investment and create agglomeration effects that would help rebalance Britain's lopsided economy,
From BBC • May 19, 2026
AI will also become a medium-term productivity lever and lift China’s total factor productivity growth by around 3 percentage points over the next decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Therefore, "the most immediate lever" for airlines to preserve their operating margins is to "pass on the increased costs to ticket prices".
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
I brushed the lever lightly, listening as the hydraulic cylinders hissed softly to protract.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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