mechanism

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An Iranian diplomatic source told journalists a new mechanism had been organised with Oman "under which there has been and will be a right of passage".

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Experts say rattlesnakes typically don’t bite unless they feel threatened and use their bite as a defense mechanism.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The Congolese authorities also said that the scheme is not a "permanent relocation mechanism or an outsourcing of migration policies".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Although only a small fraction of schizophrenia patients carry mutations in grin2a, the researchers suggest that dysfunction in this circuit may represent a shared mechanism underlying cognitive impairments in some patients.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

This struggle against error brought into being the footnote: the mechanism for ensuring that every fact could be traced to an authorizing statement.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton