as in principles
general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based
the elements of mathematics can be traced back to Euclid
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The image model appears across various elements of the app, including AI Mode for Search, Google Lens, and Circle to Search.
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
The home features a steel frame with thick, insulated panels and can withstand the natural weather elements.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Plot details were scant, but in interviews over the past three years she’s alluded her script will have elements of drama and comedy.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
My favorite elements of the Shackleton story involve the camaraderie of the sailors, the perilous journey of the James Caird, and, yeah, all of the seal hunting.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
In the final movements, Breaking Dawn — Part 2 does walk back its wilder elements, but retains much credit for consistently delivering jaw-dropping moments of shocking violence as well as comedy.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
In the social media post, Bryan appeared to target a few elements in Swift’s life — including her fiancé, Travis Kelce, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere in the session, execs such as Miso Film Sweden chief Christian Rank and Tesha Crawford, EVP and Head of International Television at New Regency in the UK, both pointed to the elements that allowed Netflix hits Baby Reindeer and Adolescence to break through.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Native ornamental grasses like Little Bluestem () provide both food through their seeds and cover from the elements.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
The home features a steel frame with thick, insulated panels and can withstand the natural weather elements.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Plot details were scant, but in interviews over the past three years she’s alluded her script will have elements of drama and comedy.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
My favorite elements of the Shackleton story involve the camaraderie of the sailors, the perilous journey of the James Caird, and, yeah, all of the seal hunting.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
In the final movements, Breaking Dawn — Part 2 does walk back its wilder elements, but retains much credit for consistently delivering jaw-dropping moments of shocking violence as well as comedy.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
In the social media post, Bryan appeared to target a few elements in Swift’s life — including her fiancé, Travis Kelce, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere in the session, execs such as Miso Film Sweden chief Christian Rank and Tesha Crawford, EVP and Head of International Television at New Regency in the UK, both pointed to the elements that allowed Netflix hits Baby Reindeer and Adolescence to break through.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Native ornamental grasses like Little Bluestem () provide both food through their seeds and cover from the elements.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Elements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elements. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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