cerebral
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The Doctor will be sillier or more serious, calmer or crazier, more physical or more cerebral, and never again necessarily a white dude.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
In Congress and other positions, Becerra earned a reputation as a cerebral, analytical politician who would fully commit to his positions after taking time to mull them through.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
These pea-sized "brain organoids" resembled parts of the cerebral cortex and allowed researchers to study molecular changes linked to motor neurone disease and explore ways to prevent them.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
White and her daughter, who has cerebral palsy, were waiting in the bay for her husband to bring his car around when Mackay arrived for a consultation with a spinal surgeon.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The price of the meal was set at a deliberately hefty fifteen shillings to discourage those whose qualifications were merely cerebral.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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