lever

Example Sentences

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One lever was low-reward -- mice needed six presses to get one drop of milk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Ben Bernanke was a particular advocate for the theory that Fed communications could serve as a policy lever in their own right, alongside manipulation of short-term interest rates and expansion of the Fed balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Don’t be the one to pull that lever.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

He pulled a lever, and the wings began to flap.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan