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component

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




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The final component of the study is where that changed.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Investors shrugged off the Swedish telecommunications-equipment maker’s warning that higher component costs will be a headwind to profitability next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Secessionist movements regularly have "economic motivations," but typically those are married to a linguistic or nationalist component, Griffiths said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

“Grandparents are a key component to the housing market,” Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist and vice president of research at NAR, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 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

To recoup some of their considerable investment, plants break down chlorophyll, then draw its chemical components and other nutrients through the stem and into the trunk and roots for later reuse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The difference in tariff rates, along with the extensive red tape involved in tracing U.S.-made components, has led some firms to shift production from North America to Asia, representatives from automakers told the negotiators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The factory then makes a prototype, and builds moulds from which plastic parts and other components are formed.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

HPE’s server and storage business has also benefited from higher average selling prices for memory components, Long said, so he expects less upside going forward for the stock as those costs normalize.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The ‘magnificences’ she oversaw at the French court had many components, from jousting tournaments and firework displays to water fetes and mock battles.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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