intellectually

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In my favor: though not a Buddhist, I am intellectually, if not spiritually, drawn to Buddhism’s doctrines of suffering, impermanence and nonattachment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

It left states leeway to define who is intellectually disabled but did clarify that an individual with an IQ under 70 is generally going to qualify.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

But it always intellectually and psychologically felt it had nothing to do with the actual work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Not everyone has a job that is purely intellectually stimulating and can be carried into their senior years, but it helps.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

They knew intellectually what was right, but that knowledge wasn’t enough to change the way they played the game.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell