composition
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As on the first two records by the band, the third side of “The Same Place” contains a lengthy composition assembled from scraps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
With a mass comparable to or greater than Jupiter's, it resembles a planet in size and composition, yet its orbital relationship with the brown dwarf makes it a candidate for an entirely different classification.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Because these tiny particles could circulate and mix efficiently throughout the disk, they preserved a chemical composition that closely resembles the overall elemental mixture found in the Sun.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
And in January 1973, she began racing to develop a college-level English composition course that the school had proposed she teach on local public television.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“My little girl wrote this composition in school and got ‘A’ on it and she’s only ten years old.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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The Elvis partnerships said that their collection includes “some of the most groundbreaking, revolutionary, influential, and enduring musical compositions in human history.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
He also weaves in a number of Ukrainian folk melodies and an Orthodox funeral chant, as well as stylistic allusions to a trio of Soviet-era compositions by Prokofiev during a scene of Russian indoctrination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
This photo was taken in a vineyard at dawn, when the birds sing their most complex compositions.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Traditionally, researchers have concentrated on choosing the right starting materials, catalysts, electrode surfaces, voltages, and solution compositions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
These she has cut and shaped and glued carefully to a backing, to form multilayered compositions that resemble cloudscapes.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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