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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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“It’s a managed-risk situation where you give yourself some element of fear and uncertainty, and then conquer it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The mysterious woods are an essential element in Lynch’s world of “Twin Peaks.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

“But there’s also this other universe of stocks that, day in and day out, provide an element of portfolio diversification because they move inversely to the index.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

"This new understanding reshapes how we think about the structure of matter and deepens our knowledge of the most fundamental element that is responsible for the universe in its current form."

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

What could be simpler, once the social element was removed?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

While some sporting estates remain opposed to "rewilding", others have embraced some of the elements of ecological restoration.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Hyundai is tackling the brain and supply-chain elements, the JPMorgan analysis said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

It said its charts would exclude songs that use AI "to generate the entirety or the primary portion of the creative elements".

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

“There are so many natural elements to it,” Spohn assured me during our lesson.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Because music must be heard over a period of time, rhythm is one of the most basic elements of music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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