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elemental

[el-uh-men-tl] / ˌɛl əˈmɛn tl /


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By measuring those signals and comparing them with known elemental signatures, researchers can determine what a world is made of.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

The seventh song, Yeah, is a textbook example of tension and release in pop music - that strips the idea down to its most elemental form.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

It’s a source of both elemental mystery and childlike wonder.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

This intricately constructed novel tracks a remote New England house through the ages, as its inhabitants search for the most elemental characterization of home.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

I decided that he was deliberately avoiding talk of shifgrethor because he wished to rouse emotions of a more elemental, uncontrollable kind.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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