inner workings
plural noun
: the parts (of something) that are only known by the people who work on it
He wanted to experience the inner workings of the political campaign.
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Disney likely wanted to avoid the risk of having the inner workings of its operations to be presented as evidence in the public setting of a courtroom.
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
The larger 44mm case is rendered in titanium, and the bezel, pushers, and dial all feature recesses and cutaways to save weight and reveal the inner workings of the watch.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
Around the same time, Argentine prosecutors were building a larger case that would, unfolding over the next five years, expose the inner workings of the entire torture-and-murder apparatus at ESMA.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
It is described as an epic crime series about the most powerful gangster in history to ever turn state’s evidence and an in-depth look at the inner workings of the Mafia.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
The larger 44mm case is rendered in titanium, and the bezel, pushers, and dial all feature recesses and cutaways to save weight and reveal the inner workings of the watch.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
Around the same time, Argentine prosecutors were building a larger case that would, unfolding over the next five years, expose the inner workings of the entire torture-and-murder apparatus at ESMA.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
It is described as an epic crime series about the most powerful gangster in history to ever turn state’s evidence and an in-depth look at the inner workings of the Mafia.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Inner workings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20workings. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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