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thinker

[thing-ker] / ˈθɪŋ kər /


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He’s both spook and sleuth and Nixon makes a particular kind of hero’s transition, from pure thinker to man of action.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“I recognize both sides of the political spectrum and very much just consider myself to be a free thinker, someone who is continuously seeking the truth wherever that truth may come from,” Amor said.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Silver, a math-forward thinker, clearly believes in the expected value of the coin flip.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Many of these ideas can be traced back to the controversial thinker and tech founder Curtis Yarvin, who has been called the "founder of the Dark Enlightenment".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

She was right: Fort was an extraordinary thinker.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

They are the thinkers and leaders setting its course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Anthropic’s commitment to responsibility has allowed it to attract “some of the best minds and thinkers in the AI business,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

In the end, for all the movie’s pride in great thinkers, it does precious little thinking itself.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Gerd believes it's important to look both to the future and to a history before the Nazi era, when German-speaking lands were known as a place of "poets and thinkers."

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Their dogs are named for great thinkers, like Jefferson or Socrates or Thomas Paine.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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