intellectual
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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
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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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