component

Example Sentences

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The plantation also became a central component in new transnational commercial networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Under Casey, the state had every right to regulate therapists’ speech as one component of a larger law regulating the medical profession.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

“So the ISM manufacturing survey will be in the spotlight, including the prices paid component for whether the inflationary impact has started to filter through.”

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Physical conditioning is a crucial component of mountaineering, but there are many other equally important elements, none of which can be practiced in a gym.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer