elemental
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But you watch these episodes, and he’s asking really elemental stuff about humanity.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
"Things like spatial distributions of the bones and their surfaces, down to elemental compositions and proteins trapped in ancient cells."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 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
Regan took elemental signals of trustworthiness that seldom steer people wrong and used them to create a powerful impression that he was honest and caring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
I decided that he was deliberately avoiding talk of shifgrethor because he wished to rouse emotions of a more elemental, uncontrollable kind.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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