mechanism
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They found Madagascar "hissing" cockroaches, a bulky insect named for its noisy defence mechanism, and dubia cockroaches, an invasive critter bred as a snack for pet lizards.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
It proposes a global agreement on how to potentially slow development and a mechanism for verifying that competitors are respecting it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
This shift caused the direction of the generated electrical signal to reverse, revealing a previously unseen mechanism for controlling the phenomenon.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Food and Drug Administration via a new, fast-track approval mechanism that could take as little as two months.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
If you were lifting a heavy weight and pulling hard on the lever, considerable force would be placed on the pegs that drive the mechanism.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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