mechanisms

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However, researchers suspect other biological mechanisms could also be involved.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

My research had found that corporate governance mechanisms, such as board of directors and active shareholders, tend to complement and balance each other to drive a company’s performance.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

A nonscientific layman like me would think that the scientific community would already have mechanisms like this in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The egomania and the fabulism are coping mechanisms that will grow more extreme under pressure.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The shed was full of things he had built, some senseless mechanisms the functions of which were a mystery even to himself now as he looked upon them.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury