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composition

[kom-puh-zish-uhn] / ˌkɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən /




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The results are used to diagnose osteoporosis, assess a person's risk of fracture and evaluate body composition.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

This process is known as nanoscale heterogeneity, meaning that the composition changes depending on the exact location being studied.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

However, last month, the composition of the Paramount-Warner deal changed when Larry Ellison agreed to fully guarantee the $45.7-billion in equity needed to finance the $31-a-share buyout of Warner investors.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Closely cropped and dramatically lighted, the tight composition gives the familiar scene a new immediacy and intimacy, leavened by the playful interaction of the Christ child and St. John.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Aureliano ended up forgetting about him, absorbed in the composition of his poems, but on one occasion he thought he understood something of what Melquíades was saying in his groping monologues, and he paid attention.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez