mechanism
Example Sentences
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The researchers found evidence that the same basic mechanism exists in mammals as well.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
“We believe this has been the primary mechanism behind APP’s above-market growth in recent years, as its ad targeting models have become far more efficient over time.”
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
This is supported by the monthly tariff automatic fuel adjustment mechanism and fuel cost pass-through arrangements for its generation business, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Earlier this year, she suffered lingering concussion symptoms following a freak gym accident in which the locking mechanism on a leg-press machine failed and a 45kg weight crashed onto her head and knee.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Model organisms had failed to reveal the mechanism of heredity.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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Engineering - Introductory
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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