mechanism
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“Basically, I’m wondering if the reaction is over, or, or if upon stopping the cooling mechanism, if it would re-initiate itself.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Yuriy Ryzhenkov, chief executive of Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest, said that, if left unchanged, the mechanism would be a “killer” for Ukraine’s steel and ferroalloys industries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The same mechanism that produces unequal economic opportunity also produces unequal political opportunity—and in politics, the disadvantage compounds across stages.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
Now, researchers at the University of Cologne have uncovered a new mechanism showing how the amino acid leucine can enhance mitochondrial performance.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Variation and natural selection offer cogent explanations of the mechanism by which evolution might occur within a species, but they do not explain the formation of species per se.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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