mechanism
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I would also add that there isn’t such a self-correcting mechanism in populism.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
Researchers have long suspected serotonin played a role in tinnitus, but the exact mechanism remained unclear.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
But so far, it doesn't seem likely that there will be a change in the basic mechanism used to decide the amount of the Sovereign Grant paid to the royals.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Now, researchers at Columbia University say they have finally uncovered the mechanism responsible.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
In 1954, the Russian-born physicist-turned-biologist George Gamow teamed with Watson to form a “club” of scientists to decipher the mechanism of protein synthesis.
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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