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composite

[kuhm-poz-it] / kəmˈpɒz ɪt /




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Stocks slipped, led by the Nasdaq composite, as the latest strains between the U.S. and Iran unwound some of the optimism that swept through markets last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Major stock indexes fell, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite retreating from record levels reached last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite indexes finished at fresh records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite finished at fresh records, while oil prices fell sharply after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared the Strait of Hormuz open.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A child was an ancestral composite, but a supremely simple one: one-half from the mother, one-half from the father.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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