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component

[kuhm-poh-nuhnt, kom-] / kəmˈpoʊ nənt, kɒm- /




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“State voter registration systems aren’t set up to contain a record of what documentation has been presented. There’s a huge IT component to this,” Diaz said.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Somnigroup agreed to acquire component manufacturer Leggett & Platt in a $2.5 billion all-stock deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Higher component costs may lead to margin compression and volume declines, with negative earnings revisions expected in the second half.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

On Monday, shares of Oracle, the software ETF’s second-most-influential component with a weighting of 8.3%, shot up 12.7%, their biggest gain in seven months and enough to lead the S&P 500’s gainers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

They have gone through this cycle at least twice, possibly more—rising to awesome heights, eroding away to nothingness, rising again, each time recycling their component materials in a dazzlingly confused and complex geology.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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