element

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“Let’s be respectful of the people who reside in those communities — don’t rev your engines, don’t do burnouts, try to show an element of decorum with this hobby,” he told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

They must also integrate into the air force's real-time coordination system, a key element of the sophisticated network that manages thousands of air-defence teams.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

It is difficult to see how he could have done any of that without losing the element of surprise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Tungsten has the highest melting point of any element, while graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon, is known for its exceptional strength and heat resistance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Wood, they claimed, was heavier than water, since the element out of which it was primarily made was earth.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton