intellect
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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
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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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