elemental
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The gnarled roots go deep, with “Dracula” and “Frankenstein”—both from 1931—certainly elemental.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 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
She collects material from other places, too, like dirt from her daughter’s preschool yard or sand from local beaches — anything elemental that “will really alchemize and change form in the kiln.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 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
They were past me now, disappearing in a great cloud of brown dust that looked like a part of their clothing, that made them seem akin to the elemental earth itself.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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