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intellect

[in-tl-ekt] / ˈɪn tlˌɛkt /


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Instead of proposing Waddingham as a Bond co-star, she’s the expertly skilled agent flanked by a best friend with an equally formidable intellect – the Moneypenny to her 007.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

We came to bash the dead when we lost both the intellect and verbal ability to confront the living with fact-based, articulate, opposing point of views.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

He was favoured by the leadership for his intellect and presentational skills, and as campaign co-ordinator he played a central role in delivering Labour's 2001 general election victory.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

O’Herlihy’s many L.A. buildings are full of motion and discovery, reflecting his restless intellect and optimism, a sense that even the most compromised urban site was capable of producing something valuable.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Her magnetic charm stemmed from her quick wit and keen intellect.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

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 it behooves us as public policymakers and public officeholders to extend our intellects as broadly as we can,” Mills said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 13, 2023

Both owe their greatness, in part, to their intellects.

From Washington Post Feb. 2, 2023

Ariel and Sanam are driven by the desire to prove themselves extraordinary, that they might even be capable of saving the world through their intellects.

From New York Times Jun. 15, 2022

The astronauts, by background and by nature, resisted the computers and their ghostly intellects.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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