mechanism
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“The music and the alternative world can already be a coping mechanism. Well, yoga is also a great coping mechanism. So let’s combine the two.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
“The real accomplishment is his career, which from its unfavorable beginnings — those unspeakable novels — has been perfected as an intricate, smooth-running mechanism. A Rolls-Royce engine of a career.”
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2022
“WHO is still working towards determining a global coordination mechanism. At the moment, it’s something that’s still in discussion,” Lewis said.
From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2022
"The Mediterranean forest is used to forest fires. It's part of their rehabilitation mechanism. But while I trust nature, what I don't trust is humans."
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2021
In the text: "Then time, or Lur's strength, broke the ancient locking mechanism.... " the word "machanism" was corrected to "mechanism."
From The Gifts of Asti by Norton, Andre
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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Engineering - Introductory
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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