workings
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For a filmmaker fascinated by the slippery workings of memory, the combination is a natural fit: Before Odysseus can resume his journey, he has to remember that he wants to go home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
OpenAI won a court battle with Elon Musk in May, but the lawsuit exposed some of the company’s not-so-pretty inner workings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
With its jokes about the inner workings of Hollywood agents at CAA and the trappings of fame and fortune, “Gail Daughtry” could easily feel like inside baseball.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
There was concern in that group that its inner workings should be hidden from the public because, as the executive order put it, certain proposed solutions “will be ineffective if commonly known.”
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
I know the inner workings of all things biological down to the cellular level.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
