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component

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




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S&P Dow Jones Indices also makes tweaks at unscheduled times, such as when a current component gets acquired.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The antigen is the component of a vaccine that trains the immune system to recognize and fight infection.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Shares in UnitedHealth Group, a Dow component, rose 5.2% after Bank of America upgraded the stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The team at the University of Cambridge say it is the first time a vaccine's key component has been designed entirely by AI and then trialled in people.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

This method is based on the slow decay of radioactive carbon 14, a very minor component of carbon, the ubiquitous building block of life, into the nonradioactive isotope nitrogen 14.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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