mainspring
Example Sentences
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The paradox is that the mainspring of Biden’s support is therefore also a form of protest voting.
From The Guardian
Hatidze’s solitude is one of the film’s prime subjects and also its dramatic mainspring, and its details and practicalities are merely hinted at, and utterly unexplored, throughout.
From The New Yorker
The neck was fashioned from the mainspring of the family’s burned grandfather clock.
From Los Angeles Times
The mainspring of the action is a shooting.
From The New Yorker
The mechanisms of the league’s revenue — the television deals that are its mainspring, the creative marketing initiatives, the sponsorships — are driven by the owners, the entrepreneurial dealmakers such as Jones and Bob Kraft.
From Washington Post
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