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

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

So even as diet trends change, Forrest sees another element at play in our current dinner-for-breakfast moment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

A panel of three judges at the High Court in Dar es Salaam acquitted him of the more serious offence of treason, saying prosecutors had failed to prove a key element of that charge.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Yet a fascinating element of “Godzilla Minus Zero” — as well as director Hideaki Anno’s 2016 “Shin Godzilla” — is how they make a point of featuring saviors who are adamantly dull.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

That afternoon Bull returned home early, too excited about the game with Peninsula to concentrate on the niggling administrative details that caused him more annoyance than any other element in his role as squadron commander.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

A slab of mass timber can serve as ceiling, floor and load-bearing elements all in one.

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

Regardless of the type of encounter, the basic music elements play a significant role in how children respond to music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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