mechanical
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A mechanical engineer by training, he designed one nearly as wide as a paper-towel roll and put it on Amazon, where sales took off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Greenspan was considered a “maestro” who read the economy by feel and distrusted mechanical rules.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
However, when neurons are subjected to mechanical stress while squeezing through tight spaces, the enzyme can become trapped midway through the process, leaving sections of DNA broken.
From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026
Officials have not yet released a full account of the circumstances surrounding the accident, and it remains unclear whether mechanical, environmental, or human factors played a role.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026
We are entitled to feel at home in Boyle’s universe, even if it is a mechanical apparatus; it is not clear that an immortal, immaterial soul has any business feeling at home in Descartes’ universe.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing mechanical
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 11
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