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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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Recent Examples of elements
Although the hotel is Japanese inspired, the Peninsula Tokyo incorporates many pan-Asian elements—gilt finishes, flower petal motifs on the carpets, and cherry wood panelling, to name a few.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The defining elements are elaborate parades, continuous samba dancing and vibrant costumes — every piece crafted by local samba schools that spend the entire year preparing.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
How did the specific elements, like carrying a cake across New York, come together?
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 June 2026
In contrast, probabilistic computers use p-bits, which are electronic elements that fluctuate randomly between 0 and 1.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Rollins survived virtually all of his contemporaries from the 1950s and ’60s, the period in which the fundamental elements of the contemporary jazz that followed for the next half-century were established.
—Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
To that end, one of the central elements of the early Moon Base program is the development of the MoonFall program, which will entail three or four drones each about 1 meter tall, with a mass of 225 kg, including propellant.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Deploying Self-Healing Test Automation Self-healing systems identify elements by context, not code address, when the application evolves, tests and adapt.
—Asad Khan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Copper is a major export, and mining for rare earth elements, needed for most modern technologies, has become more common in Laos recently.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The defining elements are elaborate parades, continuous samba dancing and vibrant costumes — every piece crafted by local samba schools that spend the entire year preparing.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
How did the specific elements, like carrying a cake across New York, come together?
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 June 2026
In contrast, probabilistic computers use p-bits, which are electronic elements that fluctuate randomly between 0 and 1.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Rollins survived virtually all of his contemporaries from the 1950s and ’60s, the period in which the fundamental elements of the contemporary jazz that followed for the next half-century were established.
—Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
To that end, one of the central elements of the early Moon Base program is the development of the MoonFall program, which will entail three or four drones each about 1 meter tall, with a mass of 225 kg, including propellant.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Deploying Self-Healing Test Automation Self-healing systems identify elements by context, not code address, when the application evolves, tests and adapt.
—Asad Khan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Copper is a major export, and mining for rare earth elements, needed for most modern technologies, has become more common in Laos recently.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
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“Elements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elements. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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