elemental
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In December 2024, Mr. Lloyd lost another treasured collaborator, Zakir Hussain—his generation’s acknowledged master of tabla, the paired hand drums that are elemental to Indian music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The seventh song, Yeah, is a textbook example of tension and release in pop music - that strips the idea down to its most elemental form.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Aang’s inherited mission, passed down to him by generations of previous divinities, is to restore and maintain the world’s elemental balance.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
To identify these materials, researchers first used machine learning to rapidly screen enormous numbers of possible elemental combinations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
“That’s a good joke!” — and for a moment he was laughing, his heart full of family feeling, that tremendous, elemental solidarity.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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