composition
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By studying the asteroid's chemistry, scientists can better understand how the Solar System developed and which processes determined the composition of its planets.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Its unusual chemical composition suggests that Bennu formed from a combination of materials originating in both regions rather than from a single, isolated source.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
“A shorter commitment and greater flexibility over issuance composition would better position it to respond to rising borrowing needs or a changing case for long-end issuance,” it says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
However, that depends on "the composition of the extraction and the extent of cleanup", he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
“Not yet. We’re supposed to freewrite every day. I guess some people might write poems. But I just use a composition notebook for the freewrites— not my good notebook.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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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
The researchers examined the chemical compositions of three types of lunar rock: anorthosites, Mg-suite rocks, and mare basalts.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
This photo was taken in a vineyard at dawn, when the birds sing their most complex compositions.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
It remains one of R.E.M.’s strongest compositions, an entire sonic landscape that morphs instantly into a whole other world.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
By high school, the nuns were reading her stories and compositions out loud in English class.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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