- present participle of intrigue.
intriguing
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One of the key reasons the Jacobian conjecture is so intriguing is that, in theory, it should be easy to find a counterexample.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
It certainly sparks an intriguing question about the nature of romantic love, something too often associated with “being saved” in Marvel, and many other, films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Materne likes the stock because it has an intriguing AI narrative and some technical momentum.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The tension between instinct and domesticity is at the heart of almost all canine fiction, including three scruffy, intriguing books from this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
It’s intriguing that we’re all, at least in this minimal sense, eventually part of one another.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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