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mechanic

[muh-kan-ik] / məˈkæn ɪk /
NOUN
machinist
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The auto mechanic shop has fallen behind on jobs without Ortiz Jara at the helm, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Some 32,000 auto mechanic businesses have opened in the U.S. since 2018, a 12% increase, according to Cox.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Inspired by other family members who had served in the armed forces, he applied to join the RAF, hoping to train as either aircrew or a mechanic.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The industrial mechanic and former union leader is a relative political novice, and says he's always refused to define himself along party lines.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Their little group of three pilots, three navigators, three gunners, and one mechanic celebrated the new year in a village called Lopatino while they waited for the snow and wind to die down.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

“Over the course of this long season, there’s only really a short period of time when my mechanics is completely in sync,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Changes in the mechanics of the home-lending system can have big effects on consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Rather than focusing only on relieving pain, this approach changes the mechanics of walking to reduce pressure on vulnerable parts of the knee.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Basically: Cortisol’s role in our biological mechanics is complex, and cortisol levels aren’t really something that clinicians typically think about in isolation.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

The mechanics were still frowning, but they’d stopped shaking their heads.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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