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intellectual

[in-tl-ek-choo-uhl] / ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl /




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Former Chief Executive Ynon Kreiz, who spearheaded a campaign to upgrade earnings from Mattel’s intellectual properties, just stepped down amid investor disappointment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Another scheme is from British startup Books By People, which this week announced its certification mark for human-authored works had been registered by the country's intellectual property office.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

While he felt that his analytical background was useful to him as a football player—for instance, he says it helped him learn the playbook—it didn’t quite scratch his intellectual itch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The more important question may be where the valuable parts of the industry - its people, intellectual property, research and manufacturing - ultimately end up.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

There are no a priori grounds for thinking that this is a good way to conduct intellectual life.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

To this day, Sand’s literature continues to eloquently embody the role that self-construction plays in the lives of dreamers and intellectuals of every generation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Otero Alcantara, a self-taught performance artist, sculptor and painter, rose to prominence in 2020 as leader of the San Isidro protest movement of artists and intellectuals.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

Conservative intellectuals in the U.S. appropriated Disraeli as an exemplar of temperament and principle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Instead, she places Black Americans, Black intellectuals, and Black constitutional struggle where they have always belonged: at the center of the 14th Amendment.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

“Some of the greatest intellectuals come from Germany,” the professor replied.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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