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    n. pl.Noun (plural)Parts of a machine that performs a certain function
    Self-cleaning ovens have mechanisms to remove dirt
    n. pl.Noun (plural)System or process for achieving a certain result
    There is a mechanism in my health insurance that pays extra money if I become sick for a long time
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Systems of parts working together in machines; pieces of equipment.
    The factory uses various mechanisms to assemble the product.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Processes or systems used to achieve something.
    The body has several defense mechanisms against disease.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A means by which something can be accomplished; a procedure.
    Negotiation is an important mechanism for resolving disputes.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The underlying technical or biological process.
    The mechanisms of gene expression are complex and still being studied.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A psychological strategy used to cope with stress, anxiety, or other difficult emotions.
    Defense mechanisms are psychological strategies used to cope with stress.

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    An Antidote to Dissatisfaction

    10:01An Antidote to Dissatisfaction
    • So early forms of gratitude were biological mechanisms that modified your behaviour towards cooperation, which helped humans to dominate Earth.

      So early forms of gratitude were biological mechanisms that modified your behaviour towards cooperation, which helped humans to dominate Earth.

    • So early forms of gratitude were biological mechanisms

      So early forms of gratitude were biological mechanisms

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    How screens actually affect your sleep

    06:39How screens actually affect your sleep
    • You can use its own mechanisms against it.

      You can use its own mechanisms against it.

    • You can use its own mechanisms against it.

      You can use its own mechanisms against it.

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    Green Coffee Bean - How Green Coffee Bean Works ?

    01:52Green Coffee Bean - How Green Coffee Bean Works ?
    • or the "burning" of fat in the liver. These two mechanisms work together to inhibit the absorption of fat and eliminate weight gain.

      or the "burning" of fat in the liver. These two mechanisms work together to inhibit the absorption of fat and eliminate weight gain.

    • These two mechanisms work together to inhibit the absorption of fat and eliminate weight gain.

      These two mechanisms work together to inhibit the absorption of fat and eliminate weight gain.

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    Is Bilingualism a Superpower? | Otherwords

    09:56Is Bilingualism a Superpower? | Otherwords
    • We study how bilingual children and infants are acquiring their languages and what are the mechanisms that are supporting the acquisition of both languages.

      We study how bilingual children and infants are acquiring their languages and what are the mechanisms that are supporting the acquisition of both languages.

    • and what are the mechanisms

      and what are the mechanisms

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    The Science of DOGS

    03:06The Science of DOGS
    • and operate mechanisms such as latches and simple machines.

      and operate mechanisms such as latches and simple machines.

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    The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson

    10:20The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson
    • This book says, no, we need to take the lesson of OWS very seriously and look at other places, like medicines or clean cement or carbon removal, where these kind of mechanisms can really serve to take technologies that might now live in the 2040s and pull them closer to the 2020s.

      This book says, no, we need to take the lesson of OWS very seriously and look at other places, like medicines or clean cement or carbon removal, where these kind of mechanisms can really serve to take technologies that might now live in the 2040s and pull them closer to the 2020s.

    • This book says, no, we need to take the lesson of OWS very seriously and look at other places like medicines or clean cement or carbon removal where these kind of mechanisms can really serve to take technologies that might now live in the 2040s and pull them closer to the 2020s.

      This book says, no, we need to take the lesson of OWS very seriously and look at other places like medicines or clean cement or carbon removal where these kind of mechanisms can really serve to take technologies that might now live in the 2040s and pull them closer to the 2020s.

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    How Modern Dating Is Destroying Us

    06:29How Modern Dating Is Destroying Us
    • The act of compromising someone and involving them in your trauma is a sign of a larger issue such as a lack of boundaries or unhealthy coping mechanisms.

      The act of compromising someone and involving them in your trauma is a sign of a larger issue such as a lack of boundaries or unhealthy coping mechanisms.

    • Such as a lack of boundaries or unhealthy coping mechanisms.

      Such as a lack of boundaries or unhealthy coping mechanisms.

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    Why Zelenskyy reversed course on anti-corruption reform | DW News

    16:43Why Zelenskyy reversed course on anti-corruption reform | DW News
    • So the budgetary support that Ukraine receives, for example, from the US and, of course, the EU, largely goes through mechanisms such as the World Bank.

      So the budgetary support that Ukraine receives, for example, from the US and, of course, the EU, largely goes through mechanisms such as the World Bank.

    • So the budgetary support that Ukraine receives, for example, from the US and of course, the EU, largely goes through mechanisms such as the World Bank.

      So the budgetary support that Ukraine receives, for example, from the US and of course, the EU, largely goes through mechanisms such as the World Bank.

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    How To Overcome Psychological Barriers

    10:56How To Overcome Psychological Barriers
    • In the face of any wound, we develop an array of very clever defence mechanisms.

      In the face of any wound, we develop an array of very clever defence mechanisms.

    • In the face of any wound, we develop an array of very clever defence mechanisms.

      In the face of any wound, we develop an array of very clever defence mechanisms.

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    你的腦袋就是這樣被搞壞的... ► 你只能孤身作戰,沒有人會來幫你... - Naval Ravikant 納瓦爾·拉維坎特(中英字幕)

    02:36你的腦袋就是這樣被搞壞的... ► 你只能孤身作戰,沒有人會來幫你... - Naval Ravikant 納瓦爾·拉維坎特(中英字幕)
    • Look at how it happens. Social media, they've massaged all the mechanisms to addict you like a Skinner pigeon or a rat.

      Look at how it happens. Social media, they've massaged all the mechanisms to addict you like a Skinner pigeon or a rat.

    • Social media, they've massaged all the mechanisms to addict you, like a Skinner pigeon or a rat, who's just going to click, click, click, click, click, can't put the phone down.

      Social media, they've massaged all the mechanisms to addict you, like a Skinner pigeon or a rat, who's just going to click, click, click, click, click, can't put the phone down.

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