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component

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




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Unionized workers at a Michigan plant producing a key component for General Motors GM -5.21%decrease; down pointing triangle trucks have reached a tentative agreement for a new labor contract following a 10-day strike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Whether the plumber directly caused the problem, failed to identify an underlying issue, or repaired one faulty component only for another to reveal itself, the result is the same: the cistern does not function properly.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The financing aims to fund component purchases for $39 billion in orders, driven by surging artificial-intelligence demand.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A weakness in a smaller vendor or a widely used open-source software component still poses a direct risk to the larger enterprises that depend on them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Ferris also commanded a legion of inspectors who evaluated the quality of each component as it emerged from each mill.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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