component

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The ISM prices-paid component for March, a gauge of input costs, rose to its highest level since mid-2022 when it was released last week.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Those include its “crackers,” which heat ethane, a component of natural gas, to more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

When this price rises, it typically pushes up fuel prices too, because oil is a key component.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

But they were important component parts of it, and in hindsight, they told us something important: that women were showing up, online and off, advocating for themselves and each other.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

The only thing I was missing was my own CD writer, because it was the most expensive component.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah