mechanisms
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He said there should be "proper accountability mechanisms" to hold ministers who breach the pledge of office to account.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Scientists have generally explained this effect through two main mechanisms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Additional clinical studies will be needed to determine whether the mechanisms identified in the experiments can be used to improve blood sugar regulation in people with or without diabetes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Scholars like Dieter Declercq, author of “Satire, Comedy and Mental Health,” have connected stand-up to cognitive coping mechanisms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Physiologists concentrate, instead, on the mechanisms by which these structures and parts interact to enable the functions of living organisms; they concern themselves with how things work.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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