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part and parcel

NOUN
an essential element
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He said it was all part and parcel of modern tennis.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Research is part and parcel of graduate—and, increasingly, undergraduate—education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

On that note, heartbreak and hardship is now unfortunately so part and parcel to the Cuban condition, but the show is also really funny.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2025

"So they're out, but they're part and parcel of the entertainment package of the programme."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

No, the elevated tone was a part and parcel of the pageantry of establishing a rapport.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck