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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John Morton’s British sitcom series that has satirized the 2012 Olympics and the inner workings of the BBC is heading Stateside for a fictional soccer tournament.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 June 2025
Here are four types of buyers actually buying businesses under $2M in revenue:
Employees who want to become owners and already understand the inner workings.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Johnson, who has grown up in the business as the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, is no stranger to the inner workings of Hollywood.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
So when Joseph Kosinski, director of F1 the Movie—the summer-blockbuster hopeful starring Brad Pitt and hitting theaters and IMAX on June 27—tried to gain access to the inner workings of Formula One, a rush of déjà vu hit him.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 13 June 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 June 2025
Here are four types of buyers actually buying businesses under $2M in revenue:
Employees who want to become owners and already understand the inner workings.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Johnson, who has grown up in the business as the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, is no stranger to the inner workings of Hollywood.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
So when Joseph Kosinski, director of F1 the Movie—the summer-blockbuster hopeful starring Brad Pitt and hitting theaters and IMAX on June 27—tried to gain access to the inner workings of Formula One, a rush of déjà vu hit him.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 13 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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