essential element
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Justice Mwamuye also found that the evidence presented on the centrality of cannabis to the Rastafari faith was inconsistent and insufficient to establish that its use was an essential element of the religion.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Petroleum is an essential element in modern industry, whether used as a fuel, a lubricant or an ingredient in plastics and chemicals.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
It includes Sontag’s “Notes on ‘Camp,’” among whose 58 numbered observations is: “In naïve, or pure, Camp, the essential element is seriousness, a seriousness that fails.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
If we give up on the courts, we’re going to take away a really essential element of our ability to be Americans.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
The theater classes are the foundation of Truman Drama, an essential element of its success.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
