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intangible

[in-tan-juh-buhl] / ɪnˈtæn dʒə bəl /


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But you are still put under an obligation, and these gifts create an intangible, everpresent debt to be repaid.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

This is the book expense to gradually write down the value of its customer base and other acquired intangible assets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

But cosplayers can also embody everything from fast food brands, internet browsers and memes to intangible ideas like gravity or hunger, while also experimenting with gender.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 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

Kit was aware again of that intangible warning that she could not interpret.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

“I feel like sometimes years in the past I’ve really fought against how to move on it, fought against all the intangibles, all the slices,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Yet there are also intangibles that can't simply be measured in data.

From BBC Jun. 30, 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

As part of that, remember to include information about intangibles: how the employee is regarded by peers, what attitude he or she brings to the job, how proactive he or she is about handling tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

Grief, terror, love, longing — these were intangibles, but the intangibles had their own mass and specific gravity, they had tangible weight.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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