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ingredient

[in-gree-dee-uhnt] / ɪnˈgri di ənt /


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It is a key ingredient in many of the technologies researchers hope will define the future, including quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum teleportation, and quantum networks.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Japanese snack giant Calbee says it will temporarily switch to black and white packaging for some of its best-known products as supplies of an ingredient used in ink have been disrupted by the Iran war.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The higher-dose Wegovy shot is a once-weekly injection that contains 7.2 milligrams of active ingredient semaglutide and has been shown in a trial to help patients lose 21% of their body weight on average.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But the cocktail’s second ingredient, misoprostol, can be used to produce abortion on its own — a method that’s often more painful and slightly less effective.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

They found him working over a tide chart while he ate a chicken stew of which the principal ingredient was not chicken but sea cucumber.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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