intellect
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They were unethical and cruel — especially for a 16-year-old who placed such importance on identity and intellect.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Some feared that a game that had been long associated with intellect and creativity was losing its soul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The term is often linked to the author and philosopher Nick Bostrom, who more than a decade ago defined the idea as an "intellect" that is superior to humans in all forms.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The presentation was designed to work on the emotions as well as the intellect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Foucauldian politics is the opposite of this: optimism of the intellect, pessimism of the will.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
You’ll begin to sense Becker and Fagen’s presence in the music, free-floating intellects winking behind their shades, welcoming you in without letting on that they’re glad you’re here.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
“I think Bill had one of the largest intellects I have ever encountered. And, I have encountered many,” Strider wrote on Facebook.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2021
They are a development machine that employs some of the sport’s sharpest intellects.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2020
If that work is only accessible to somebody who doesn’t need $12,000 a year, then that keeps a whole spectrum of minds and voices and intellects out of the business.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2020
It is an infiltration of intellects, an inflammation.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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