intelligent
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The club are looking at young and intelligent footballers capable of playing for possession-heavy sides.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Killer whales are highly intelligent apex predators and have been known to play with their prey and deploy sophisticated tactics to ensnare them.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
We start by accepting that the familiar culture is fading away as intelligent machines appear in our society and we do not know what is coming.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
“He’s a very important player for us and he’s a very intelligent guy. But he’s 19 years old and we have to calm him down at certain moments of the game.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Klaus was a little older than twelve and wore glasses, which made him look intelligent.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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