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component

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




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It reflects companies with thin margins and no pricing power over their most expensive component.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Wholesale electronics component prices have risen sharply as a result in recent months.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“California’s battery component is proving particularly effective at displacing gas load,” the energy intelligence firm says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"This design is especially attractive because it does not require any component that is difficult to make on this erbium-doped silicon nitride chip," explains Zheru Qiu, a co-leading author of the paper.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

By the end of the war, Groves calculated, its construction, engineering, and electricity would cost more than a half billion dollars, making it the single most expensive component of the Manhattan Project.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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