component
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As housing costs, especially “owner’s equivalent rent,” make up the largest component of the official inflation calculations, the two often march hand in hand.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
That system is a key component of the homeless count.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The share of consumers who reported “jobs are hard to get” – an ETI component from the Consumer Confidence Survey – declined to 21.5% in July from 21.7% in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Glycerol is a basic component of plant and animal fats.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Donovan didn’t break anything. The component hadn’t been attached properly.”
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
Bigger drones that have militarily-sensitive abilities such as thermal imaging are subject to a 100% ad valorem tariff, along with certain critical components.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Larger drones that have militarily sensitive capabilities, like thermal imaging, as well as “critical” drone components will be subject to a 100% tariff.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
This could mean that the first listed price could be missing major components.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
John Amos of Skytruth said that the oil visible on the surface may the "tip of the iceberg of the impact environmentally", as heavier components of the oil can sink to the seabed.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
A new crisis erupted nearly every day with at least one of the bomb’s five-hundred-plus components.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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