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component

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




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Higher chip prices boosted Samsung’s semiconductor business but squeezed margins in other electronics divisions by raising component costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Much of what happens in the basement tends toward melodrama and feels especially far-fetched — it’s the horror movie component.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Business investment has for a while been the strongest component of the economy,” said Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander Capital Markets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Methane, the main component of natural gas, is the second-largest cause of global warming behind carbon dioxide -- responsible for about a third, or 0.5C, of total planetary heating since the pre-industrial era.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

There should therefore be, as there are, many cases of binary stars, one component a red giant, the other a white dwarf.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

That benefit could be eroded, though, if factories are still dependent on U.S. suppliers for major components.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Antlitz said Volkswagen's Western operations would make increasing use of Chinese components to stay competitive, pointing to the forthcoming low-cost ID.Every1 that would have a Chinese electric motor.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the semiconductor giant is close to acquiring the San Jose, Calif.-based company, whose components are used in data centers, according to people familiar with the matter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

If magma can store and release oxygen independently of its other chemical components, models of Earth's atmospheric development may need to account for this previously overlooked process.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

The immense diversity of imagined realities that Sapiens invented, and the resulting diversity of behaviour patterns, are the main components of what we call ‘cultures’.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari


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