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• n  a subordinate who performs an important but routine function
  he was a small cog in a large machine
• n  tooth on the rim of gear wheel
• v  roll steel ingots
• v  join pieces of wood with cogs

• sprocket

News & Articles

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• Craig Carton Rejoices Over Tebow Signing: ‘The Patriots Just Got Worse!’
  It's the nightmare narrative: Tebow signing with New England, a new cog in Belichick's Patriots machine bent on sticking it to the rival Jets. But WFAN co-host Craig Carton has a different take on the whole thing.
  June 11, 2013 - CBS New York
• Ben Revere and Delmon Young: Phillies expected more from ex-Twins
  MINNEAPOLIS -- For 17 straight games, Ben Revere started and manned center field. He hit .257, scored seven runs, stole seven bases, and showed fleeting signs of being a productive cog in the Phillies' lineup. Then the Phillies arrived to Milwaukee, and John Mayberry Jr. was the centerfielder for three consecutive games.
  June 11, 2013 - Pioneer Press
• Best-batting outfield in the NL East? How about those Phillies?
  MINNEAPOLIS - For 17 straight games, Ben Revere started and manned center field. He hit .257, scored seven runs, stole seven bases, and showed fleeting signs of being a productive cog in the Phillies lineup. Then the Phillies arrived in Milwaukee, and John Mayberry Jr. was the centerfielder for three consecutive games.
  June 11, 2013 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Quotes

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• Tedy Bruschi in SportingNews.com
  Everybody had their roles, and when you lose a cog, you have to adjust,Bruschi said. "And, of course, Rosey was making big plays for us -- the sacks, the interceptions, the forced fumbles -- and you minus that from an equation, of course...
• Geoff Lawson in AFP
  He's a vital cog to them being top of the tree,Lawson said after meeting Akhtar last month.
• Kurt Rambis in SI.com
  He was one of those guys who just willed his team to win,former Los Angeles Lakers forward Kurt Rambis said. "He was such a integral cog of the success that the Celtics had."