element
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He added: "It does concern me when I hear MPs of whatever persuasion say to me that the situation is variable, that it can have an element of arbitrariness about it."
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Yet the delighted gang’s-all-here element that ties Anderson’s regular cast together was embodied by an endearingly shaggy run through “Zorro Is Back” with Jenny Lewis and Rogê.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
The element of chance, and random interaction, that underpins “Strangers on a Train” has a peculiar resonance in today’s internet age, when social networks can bring together individuals who never actually meet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“There is a logical element of profit-taking as investors trim winners ahead of the next earnings prints to reassess pricing durability and hyperscaler capex cadence.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Question. In sodium chloride, which element has the negative charge?”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
The Pentagon on Monday announced an additional $25 million investment in ReElement “to expand domestic refining capacity for rare earth elements and other defense-critical minerals.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
There are elements of this course Masar cannot participate in fully for obvious health-related reasons but, anything she can do, the Chicago Red Stars assistant coach throws herself into.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Even if the visible damage is limited to the hood, radiator and front bumper, there may be damage to other parts, including the cooling system, headlights, sensors and other important elements.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
In 1871, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev created the first periodic table by arranging elements according to increasing atomic numbers and intentionally left empty spaces for elements he believed had yet to be found.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Some areas looked like they’d been excavated, but most of the city just seemed abandoned, as if it had been left to the elements for the last two thousand years.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing element
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 2
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Gold Rush: Mining and Metals
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