mechanism
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And it is based on a type of attempted economic revolution in the pricing mechanism that clearly does value a certain type of fan more - those on the diagonally upwards line of that graph.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But that’s not the mechanism by which it harms animals.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
In a statement published Wednesday, Russia's digital ministry said Roblox had successfully implemented measures to "protect children, including by launching a mechanism to restrict access to games by age group".
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
But conspiracy thinking is not a knowledge problem; it is an identity defense mechanism.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
They could not fathom its material form, its physical or chemical structure, its location within the body or inside the cell, or even its mechanism of action.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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