element
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One possible route to an atomic bomb involved building a nuclear reactor capable of producing plutonium, a radioactive element that can be used in nuclear weapons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
“That dangerous element has been missing from music for so long. To have any element of danger around a beautiful record — that’s the trick,” Jennings said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The inspector said there was a minor element of forestry and agricultural activity taking place, but that the main operation was of a "fundamentally different character" and unauthorised.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The European Commission told AFP that "the fight against corruption is a key element for a country to be able to join the EU" after praising Albania's "tangible progress" in a report last year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
It might be because timing is a key element in music.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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But acknowledging a property’s cheesy elements isn’t the same as generating consistent laughs from the situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The prolific novelist and short-story writer Joyce Carol Oates introduces readers to Julia, one half of a couple whose long marriage has come to contain strange, submerged, undiscussable elements in “The Disappearing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
In particular, the ratios of these elements in a disk are expected to resemble those measured in its central star.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
It’s also true that each of those elements figures into what unfolds as Salton and Declonius battle it out, especially in the case of Salton, who has always envied his brother and longs for retribution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
What are some of the lyrics in the song that tell you about different cultural elements in India?
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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