component

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The ISM prices-paid component for March, a gauge of input costs, rose to its highest level since mid-2022 when it was released last week.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Analysts have warned of shortages of fertilizer, necessary for farming, and helium, a critical component for medical machinery and chip production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Our theme for this year is ‘high-risk bull market’ and earnings seem to be telling us that the ‘bull’ component of that statement is holding true,” she added.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

When this price rises, it typically pushes up fuel prices too, because oil is a key component.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Some astrophysicists believe that a little more squeezing makes the neutrons break down into their component quarks, creating a quark star.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife