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    cog

    US /kɑɡ, kɔɡ/

    ・

    UK /kɒɡ/

    C1
    n.NounToothed wheel fitting into others to turn machines
    If you take even just one cog out, the machine would stop working.

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    Taiwan's New President Lai Urges China to Jointly Maintain Regional Peace

    01:54Taiwan's New President Lai Urges China to Jointly Maintain Regional Peace
    • So that's why Taiwan, obviously with the chip supply chain semiconductors, but also its position geopolitically between China and the United States, it makes Taiwan a critical, critical cog in the geopolitical tensions that we're seeing right now.

      So that's why Taiwan, obviously with the chip supply chain semiconductors, but also its position geopolitically between China and the United States, it makes Taiwan a critical, critical cog in the geopolitical tensions that we're seeing right now.

    • also its position geopolitically between China and the United States, it makes Taiwan a critical, critical cog in the geopolitical tension that we're seeing right now.

      also its position geopolitically between China and the United States, it makes Taiwan a critical, critical cog in the geopolitical tension that we're seeing right now.

    B2

    How Live Nation Is Devouring the Live Music Industry | WSJ The Economics Of

    09:57How Live Nation Is Devouring the Live Music Industry | WSJ The Economics Of
    • Live Nation's so-called flywheel business model has fueled the company's rise by treating each of its businesses like a cog in the machine that helps propel the whole business forward.

      Live Nation's so-called flywheel business model has fueled the company's rise by treating each of its businesses like a cog in the machine that helps propel the whole business forward.

    • Live Nation's so-called flywheel business model has fueled the company's rise by treating each of its businesses like a cog in the machine that helps propel the whole business forward.

      Live Nation's so-called flywheel business model has fueled the company's rise by treating each of its businesses like a cog in the machine that helps propel the whole business forward.

    B1

    Why Most People Hate Their Jobs (The Truth)

    04:39Why Most People Hate Their Jobs (The Truth)
    • Ladies and gentlemen ask yourselves, are you a cog in the machine?

      Ladies and gentlemen ask yourselves, are you a cog in the machine?

    • I only need their hands." Ladies and gentlemen, ask yourselves: are you a cog in the machine?

      I only need their hands." Ladies and gentlemen, ask yourselves: are you a cog in the machine?

    B1

    The Greatest Talk of Jacque Fresco (subs) - The Venus Project

    42:00The Greatest Talk of Jacque Fresco (subs) - The Venus Project
    • They teach you to become a cog in the wheel, as Roxanne pointed out.

      They teach you to become a cog in the wheel, as Roxanne pointed out.

    • There are schools to not educate people. They teach you to become a cog in a wheel

      There are schools to not educate people. They teach you to become a cog in a wheel

    B1

    How Do Bicycle Gears Actually WORK?

    03:04How Do Bicycle Gears Actually WORK?
    • Most road bikes will have between 9 and 12 cogs ranging from 11 teeth on the smallest cog up to 32 teeth on the biggest.

      Most road bikes will have between 9 and 12 cogs ranging from 11 teeth on the smallest cog up to 32 teeth on the biggest.

    • Most road bikes will have between 9 and 12 cogs, ranging from 11 teeth on the smallest cog up to 32 teeth on the biggest.

      Most road bikes will have between 9 and 12 cogs, ranging from 11 teeth on the smallest cog up to 32 teeth on the biggest.

    B2

    10 Twisted Confessions From History's Most EVIL Villains

    09:2910 Twisted Confessions From History's Most EVIL Villains
    • He was a cog in a much wider and more powerful machine.

      He was a cog in a much wider and more powerful machine.

    • He was a cog in a much wider and more powerful machine.

      He was a cog in a much wider and more powerful machine.

    B2

    The LEGO Movie's Hidden Meaning – Earthling Cinema

    06:15The LEGO Movie's Hidden Meaning – Earthling Cinema
    • Don't settle for being just another cog in some larger machine.

      Don't settle for being just another cog in some larger machine.

    • YOU.” Don’t settle for being just another cog in some larger machine.

      YOU.” Don’t settle for being just another cog in some larger machine.

    B2

    The 10 DEADLIEST Natural Disasters in History!

    13:06The 10 DEADLIEST Natural Disasters in History!
    • You know, when they're not controlling your mind, trying to keep you as a working zombie cog in a system that's just making rich men richer.

      You know, when they're not controlling your mind, trying to keep you as a working zombie cog in a system that's just making rich men richer.

    • mind trying to keep you as a working zombie cog in a system

      mind trying to keep you as a working zombie cog in a system

    B1

    It's Time to Change: Education

    05:48It's Time to Change: Education
    • They teach you how to be a cog in the wheel:

      They teach you how to be a cog in the wheel:

    • They teach you how to be a cog in the wheel, a chemist, a lawyer, a structural engineer, but

      They teach you how to be a cog in the wheel, a chemist, a lawyer, a structural engineer, but

    A2

    POLITICAL THEORY - Adam Smith

    06:44POLITICAL THEORY - Adam Smith
    • But when everything is industrialised, one ends up as a tiny cog in a gigantic machine whose overall logic is liable to be absent from the minds of people lower down in the organisation.

      But when everything is industrialised, one ends up as a tiny cog in a gigantic machine whose overall logic is liable to be absent from the minds of people lower down in the organisation.

    • But when everything is industrialised, one ends up as a tiny cog in a gigantic machine

      But when everything is industrialised, one ends up as a tiny cog in a gigantic machine

    B1