composition
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For routine topics—asphalt composition, poultry nutrition, aircraft cabin temperatures—this distinction is less important.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Mr. Heyward and Ms. Ishizaki will discuss the new composition at a separate “Inside the Music” event on Aug. 5.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
“Solstice,” where he shares writing credits with Patti Smith, possesses the same kind of metaphysical shimmer that’s often intrinsic to a Patti Smith composition.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
The agency said samples of the foamy substance, as well as soil and water from a nearby stream, had been collected for laboratory tests to determine their composition and potential environmental impact.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
And it wasn’t bad, except we had to keep notes about Steinbeck’s technique because we were going to be writing our own travel accounts—fictional or nonfictional—for the year’s final composition.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
In one sense, he was selling himself short: “Revolver” featured three Harrison compositions, a glut of new material that included “Taxman,” “Love You To” and “I Want to Tell You.”
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Other compositions on the album draw on memories of Port Talbot, childhood visits with his grandfather, the cinema that first caught his imagination, and the people closest to him.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
When Porter includes people in his compositions, they take on a psychological charge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Last cycle, seven states had their most expensive judicial elections ever, including Montana and Kentucky, states with partisan compositions more like Kansas.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Standing backstage, listening to other kids play scratchy violin and clunky piano compositions, I’d almost chickened out.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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