chief ingredient
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In the American ethos, sacrifice is often hailed as the chief ingredient for overcoming hardship and seizing opportunity.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2022
And the chief ingredient in the “recipe” for those fancy sunsets of ours isn’t just hot-weather smog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2022
The chief ingredient in film, gelatin that is derived from collagen, is what helps give human skin its sheen and elasticity.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2021
He added, reflexively, “The best thing about pea is that it’s not soy”—Impossible’s chief ingredient.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 23, 2019
The cargo consisted of 120,000 weight of cocoa-nuts,3 the chief ingredient of chocolate, and 70,000 pieces of eight.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Frederick Whymper
