element

Example Sentences

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As CNN reported, “crowds gather — people come out of their houses, dog walkers pause on their routes, cyclists and drivers make detours — to protest what the agents are doing and remove any element of surprise.”

From Salon

Some elements of the memory heightened in importance.

From Los Angeles Times

Its magic trick is that 0.7% of the element found in nature is fissile.

From Barron's

The red giant is described as "alpha-rich," meaning it contains large amounts of heavy elements that are typically found in very old stars.

From Science Daily

It also produced vital elements for use in atomic bombs.

From BBC