essential element
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Petroleum is an essential element in modern industry, whether used as a fuel, a lubricant or an ingredient in plastics and chemicals.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
An ancient string instrument evolved into the flat-top acoustic guitar—an essential element in American folk, blues and rock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
They’re an essential element of our democracy—of seeking justice and redress when a real wrong has been done to you, when your civil rights have been violated, when you’ve been a victim of a crime.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
The veil, or head covering, that had been part of her church-going uniform, also became an essential element of her work.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
For decades, his father had felt that in order to make it in America it was necessary to conceal an essential element of his identity from his friends, his neighbors, and even his own children.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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