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
Washington has a foreign-policy lever that costs almost nothing, earns interest and might have helped break up the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
He said a tax on its rollout - a "minimum wage" for robots - or a lever that the government could pull if businesses wanted to use AI and automation technology was needed.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
"Methane is the single fastest lever we have to limit near-term warming. We can no longer wait to pull this lever," he added.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
She pushes the little lever of the box for a straw, yanks a stack of napkins.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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