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component

[kuhm-poh-nuhnt, kom-] / kəmˈpoʊ nənt, kɒm- /




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However, chip stocks and shares of server and component makers began to rebound Tuesday, as Wall Street analysts expressed that the underlying growth drivers of the AI build-out remained strong.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Private-asset funds have long been a major component of pension-fund and insurance-company portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Has become a key component in this system.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

The drug blocks a transport protein responsible for carrying a component needed to produce acetyl-CoA.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

She thought to ask him if he knew the subindex of his “other” component, because 20 percent was pretty high, but if he didn’t know, the question would embarrass him.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

A Harvard University team had reported repeating "skeletal" components within axons in a study published in 2012.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

“If energy prices did spill over into other components of CPI, members agreed that it could require a monetary-policy response to prevent broad-based inflation from setting in,” the minutes said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Users of Meta glasses have figured out ways to obscure components meant to indicate that a photo or video is being captured, including by tampering with the electronics in the device.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

To give Dürrenmatt his due, Pasadena Playhouse has reassembled key components of the team that made “Amadeus” one of the best productions of the first half of 2026.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

So far in Mrs. Collins’s class, we’ve learned about the different components that make a sewing machine work and how to use it.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson




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