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element

[el-uh-muhnt] / ˈɛl ə mənt /


NOUN
place where one feels comfortable
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
foreign land


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The travel element does add a complication given the preference for Berrada and Wilcox is to inform Carrick of any decision face to face.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

In a statement to AFP, the writer's lawyers said Houellebecq's statements contained no element of incitement.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

But prosecutors argued it was an element of a bulletproof vest, even though officers didn’t find a body armor plate carrier when they searched his car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Boron is an element that rarely forms triple bonds, a type of chemical connection in which two atoms share three pairs of electrons.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

The important element is that all of the parts or “voices” are equal, and there isn’t a single dominant melodic line.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Many choosing to build with mass timber are drawn to the cozy aesthetics and by the burgeoning research related to biophilia, which suggests that humans function and feel better in buildings that incorporate natural elements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Jerry will point out poetic elements of the songs, explain rhythm, similes and metaphors, internal rhymes, clichés, split perspective and different types of rhyme schemes.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

Beyond producing additional oxoboranes, the researchers hope to determine whether similar strategies could help them create other elusive compounds involving elements throughout the periodic table.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

It’s strange, because the right elements are all there to make it work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Mutations in genes that specified the basic elements of the body plan were more difficult to identify, since the mutations sharply decreased the survival of organisms.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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