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intellect

[in-tl-ekt] / ˈɪn tlˌɛkt /


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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

Aksia, a research and advisory firm to institutions including pensions, family offices and sovereign-wealth funds, made note of Aschenbrenner’s intellect and network in a March 2025 assessment for clients after meeting with him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Vance’s public arrogance certainly suggests he believes himself equal to the former president in both intellect and charm.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

Thinking that freeing an island from U.S. control could be done with passion and intellect.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

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

They are a development machine that employs some of the sport’s sharpest intellects.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2020

If that work is only accessible to somebody who doesn’t need $12,000 a year, then that keeps a whole spectrum of minds and voices and intellects out of the business.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2020

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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