essential element
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The mysterious woods are an essential element in Lynch’s world of “Twin Peaks.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
Leverage in the Middle East is thus an essential element of East Asian statecraft and broader Eurasian order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 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
Not surprisingly, then, preventing arbitrary searches and seizures by the police was deemed by the Founding Fathers an essential element of the U.S.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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