elemental

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Back in Cirencester, Dr David O'Connor showed me a new kind of "elemental microscope" that can be used to identify traces of dangerous elements in soil.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Earlier studies on Rapa Nui relied on indicators such as pollen, plant remains, elemental chemistry, and how quickly sediments built up to infer past environmental changes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

Mr. Taborn considers Motian, who died in 2011, an elemental influence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Voting is the most elemental of democratic exercises, a virtuous act residing right up there alongside motherhood and apple pie.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

I decided that he was deliberately avoiding talk of shifgrethor because he wished to rouse emotions of a more elemental, uncontrollable kind.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin