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
His commanding officer praised Major Wilks as "a man of great intellect, yet he remained a mate to those he served with".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“We see AI as a tool that can support certain publishing workflows, but not as a replacement for authors, illustrators, publishing professionals or the human intellect and judgment that shape our books.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
And right now, that intellect needs all the collective nutrition it can find.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Teller’s intellect was indispensable at Los Alamos, but his presence was intolerable.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The libertarian intellects of Web 1.0 lost their place to cringe culture; subsequently, zoomers crowded out millennials on the information superhighway.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2024
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
Dr. Kimbrough said the schools reasserted themselves as the “original safe spaces” for Black students, cultivating both their intellects and their spirits.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2022
But when we are “protected” from challenges to what we think we know, our intellects stagnate in the bubble of agreed beliefs and assumed facts.
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2022
It was by no means his daughter’s wish that the intellects of Highbury in general should be put under requisition.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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