composition
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It mixes images of parquet floors; spindly, naked trees; and Sol LeWitt-style stripes in a geometric composition that juxtaposes inside and out, black and white, relaxation and activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nor is collage-like composition unable to convey a depth of emotion—one can find plenty of that in the work of Deborah Roberts, a contemporary of Mr. Adams who deals with many of the same themes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
This rapid cooling locks in much of the magma's original chemical composition, giving scientists a valuable record of the conditions deep below the seafloor.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Solstice,” where he shares writing credits with Patti Smith, possesses the same kind of metaphysical shimmer that’s often intrinsic to a Patti Smith composition.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
“I thought you should have something nicer than a composition notebook for your writing,” he explains.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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In one sense, he was selling himself short: “Revolver” featured three Harrison compositions, a glut of new material that included “Taxman,” “Love You To” and “I Want to Tell You.”
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Her 2022 release, “Ghost Song,” featured compositions by Kate Bush, Sting and Gregory Porter as well as her own originals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Last cycle, seven states had their most expensive judicial elections ever, including Montana and Kentucky, states with partisan compositions more like Kansas.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
They also tested different crustal compositions and temperature conditions before calculating how much fractured, water permeable crust each impact produced.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
Most of the residents listen to jazz on the radio, but she prefers classical, especially Johannes Brahms, a nineteenth-century German composer known for his beautifully crafted, heartfelt compositions.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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