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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Few understand the inner workings of the Eagles better than Kelce. MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 Though the platoon itself anchors the story, audiences also get to see a bit more about the inner workings of the Marines and Parris Island. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025 While documenting the inner workings of her daughter’s directorial projects, Eleanor — who died at age 87 from thymoma last April — captured over 200 hours of behind-the-scenes footage from the making of Marie Antoinette. Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 Ironically, Musk’s Grok, xAI’s large language model, provided a recent example of what happens when tampering with the inner workings of AI models goes awry. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inner workings

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“Inner workings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20workings. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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