element
Example Sentences
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Entertainment, of a presumably worthy variety — which is not to say genteel or exclusive — has long been a key element in the system’s programming and a cornerstone of its fundraising.
From Los Angeles Times
Critical mineral byproducts are elements that occur naturally alongside metals like copper, gold, zinc, or nickel.
From Science Daily
However elements from the script were recycled and used for a Christmas special in 1973.
From BBC
Our critic called it “intimate and accessible,” writing that “‘Amahl’ balances sweet, comic and serious elements without slipping into sentimentality.”
As CNN reported, “crowds gather — people come out of their houses, dog walkers pause on their routes, cyclists and drivers make detours — to protest what the agents are doing and remove any element of surprise.”
From Salon
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