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mechanic

[muh-kan-ik] / məˈkæn ɪk /
NOUN
machinist
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Retired local mechanic Brahim Gashi, whose brother died from throat cancer, said locals didn't need statistics to know what they were breathing in was hazardous.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Before finding fame on screen, Ogogo worked as a mechanic for about 13 years at the Ogun State Water Corporation.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

On the comedy scene in Philadelphia, where he lived from 2013 to 2019, he befriended his future “Tires” partners, including Chris O’Connor, a show writer who plays the pensive mechanic Cal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The mechanic would often help repair the show’s signature vehicle, an orange 1969 Dodge Charger known as General Lee.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

There is no term comparable to green thumbs to apply to such a mechanic, but there should be.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

The results settle two long-standing discrepancies in diamond research and bring experimental measurements into close agreement with simulations based on quantum mechanics.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

If using AI in that way means my work is no longer considered my own, then we have confused authorship with the mechanics of writing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

This week, Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she too was beginning the process of freezing her eggs, documenting the daily mechanics of giving herself hormone shots on social media.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

“When he’s going well, he’s not really thinking about his mechanics, and he’s really got a good rhythm,” Roberts said before the game.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

She’d get a dressing-down from the mechanics for that, in the unlikely event she actually survived this never-ending nightmare.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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