mechanism
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Both countries agreed in principle to discuss a framework for reciprocal tariff reductions on products of equivalent value under a trade council mechanism, with each side covering goods worth at least US$30 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
And I think that’s the most important thing about liberalism: that is a self-correcting mechanism that allows it when it goes too far—and it often goes too far—to correct itself.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
Now, researchers at Columbia University say they have finally uncovered the mechanism responsible.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
This, of course, is an example of a Rube Goldberg machine—an overly complex mechanism that performs a simple task.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
The keys had to be used together to unlock the firing mechanism for the special weapon.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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