constituent

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The German DAX slipped 0.15% as the index’s second largest constituent, Siemens, nudged down 0.3% after falling 6.4% Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

These are comparisons of forward price/earnings ratios for the indexes, which are constituent companies’ prices divided by rolling consensus 12-month earnings-per-share estimates among analysts polled by LSEG, weighted by market capitalization.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

In 2024, Labour MP Anna McMorrin told Parliament that a constituent "had all her counselling records used against her in a harrowing trial that she said was worse than the crime itself".

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

An elected official who prioritizes actual constituent needs over personal ambition, media attention, or higher political aspirations represents a more valuable outcome than a charismatic outsider with limited governing experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

“Life...is a chemical incident,” Paul Ehrlich, the chemist, had once said, and biochemists, true to form, had begun to break open cells and characterize the constituent “living chemicals” into classes and functions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee