intelligent
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The Fairchilds said Jeffrey, who would be 57 in December, was intelligent, well-read and had a great sense of humor, with a passion for creative writing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
He's got an intelligent football brain but Liverpool wanted more than that.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
New research from LMU suggests that people make a clear distinction between displaying intelligent behavior and possessing a conscious mind, even when humans and AI act in precisely the same way.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
But it’s an innovation, and we’ll do it on a limited basis, and I think that is intelligent, actually, because it is new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
For the rest of the walk he spared me the pressure of trying to sound intelligent, addressing me only to point out loose stones or other hazards of the street made invisible by the dark.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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