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The model's full reasoning — Q2 2023 call → NOWe need to determine if the transcript shows the dynamic described. The question asks about a "recently emerged positive element of the business" that analysts probe. Management should respond with unhesitating, granular operational command, answering follow-ups with specific present-tense working detail, and conveying that contribution is still early. Also need at least two exchanges with added substance. Looking at the transcript: Analysts ask about various things. The recently emerged positive element could be Retail Media, CTV, SORT, or Generative AI. The question specifically says "recently emerged positive element" and "meaningful contribution began only within roughly the last few quarters." In the prepared remarks, they mention Retail Media growing 63% and CTV more than doubled, SORT revenue up 84%. These are relatively new. Analysts probe: Laura Martin asks about Search and Generative AI. That's not the recently emerged element? She asks about Search (long-established) and Generative AI (new but not necessarily a business element with contribution). Then Andrew Marok asks about Search volume vs revenue per query, and margin. That's about core. Jason Helfstein asks about Retail Media and M&A. He asks: "Retail Media has become 10% of ad revenue very quickly, what's your incremental value ad versus other solutions in the market? And where do you think the mix goes over the next 18 months?" That's a direct probe on Retail Media. Management responds: Tal Jacobson says "the name of the game there is data. So, once you connect your systems to the retail data, it's within the house. So, you can create more and more campaign, and that continues to grow. As opposed to other segments in online advertising as a whole, Retail Media is a lot more stickier. So, we predict that this will continue to grow." That's somewhat general, not very granular operational detail. Then he talks about M&A. That's one exchange. Then later, Mark Kelley asks about CTV and Search. He asks about CTV growth, and Tal responds about live CTV, sports events, etc. That's another exchange. But is CTV a recently emerged element? Yes, CTV revenue more than doubled, representing 7% of Display Advertising vs 4% last year. That's young. But the response is brief: "We're using live CTV on sports events.

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