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component

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




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

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

One ranking component analyzed LinkedIn profiles to gauge employee retention among those workers, while another considered how open companies are to work-from-home arrangements widely favored by Gen Zers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

With tourism directly contributing 13% of Spain's GDP, the industry has been a crucial component in the country's growth of recent years, which has outstripped that of France, Germany, Italy and the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

S&P Dow Jones Indices also makes tweaks at unscheduled times, such as when a current component gets acquired.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Proteins, Brenner and Jacob knew, are synthesized within a cell by a specialized cellular component called the ribosome.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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