intangible
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However, it commands a premium at three times tangible book value, which excludes intangible assets such as goodwill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“He’s done so many intangible things that I think get lost in the shuffle of numbers and metrics,” Prior said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
He said estimating the value of the sapling was difficult, because of its intangible sentimental value, likening it to a piece of "stolen art".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
According to Han, in the early 2000s guanniu got a boost from Xi Jinping, then the provincial party secretary, who pushed for traditions like bull wrestling to be officially listed as "intangible cultural heritage".
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
And there were moments when he had thrown the ball so exquisitely, with such a soft, intangible touch, that it was hard to believe he couldn’t make a contribution somewhere.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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Yet there are also intangibles that can't simply be measured in data.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Companies whose value is built on intangibles are able to attract investment and flourish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
So we asked workplace performance expert Henna Pryor how workers can go about making sure they have more of the intangibles that could be required to stand out in the AI era.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026
So even if she’s one ACL short, Vonn’s team knows she has more than enough of the intangibles to get her not only down the mountain, but into medal contention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026
She knew that, while we were advanced for our age in some subjects, we were only average or below in some intangibles such as leadership and sociability.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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Vocabulary lists containing intangible
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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"To Build a Fire," Vocabulary from the short story
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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