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mainspring

[mayn-spring] / ˈmeɪnˌsprɪŋ /












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The Fountain’s tradition of extending a wide communal embrace, welcoming underrepresented voices and addressing urgent social concerns, is clearly going to be a mainspring of Caldwell’s leadership.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

This was the mainspring of the anti-liberal revolt in the region.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2019

The mainspring of this imagined future clash is not race and slavery, but science and the environment.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2017

That offensive prank is the mainspring of the movie.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2014

“It’s how my father taught me. If I don’t wind it consistently, it won’t keep time as well. And if I overwind it, the mainspring might break.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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