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composition

[kom-puh-zish-uhn] / ˌkɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən /




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How does its composition relate to the conventions of portraiture and genre painting?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

"It points to the idea that amino acid composition, not just overall protein quantity, may be the target of strategic metabolic interventions."

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

The labeling system doesn’t currently cover the use of AI in lyrics, composition, music videos or cover art.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

By reconstructing the chemical evolution of Etna's lava and comparing it with experimental data, they found that the composition of the volcano's magma has remained remarkably stable despite changes in the surrounding tectonic environment.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

Sometimes in a painting, negative space is intentional; sometimes it is an accident of composition.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Other compositions on the album draw on memories of Port Talbot, childhood visits with his grandfather, the cinema that first caught his imagination, and the people closest to him.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Last cycle, seven states had their most expensive judicial elections ever, including Montana and Kentucky, states with partisan compositions more like Kansas.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

Fortuitously, I was there to meet with multidisciplinary artist Stephanie Shih, whose photo-based compositions have the opposite effect, grounding the viewer in their personhood and experience.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

The findings provide the clearest evidence yet that the two regions have different temperatures and atmospheric compositions, confirming predictions that had previously existed only in theoretical models.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

When I was thirteen, the fountain pen went with me to the Annex, and together we’ve raced through countless diaries and compositions.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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