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intellectual

[in-tl-ek-choo-uhl] / ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl /




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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has also warned that Chinese AI firms could face sanctions over allegations that they have stolen American intellectual property.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Hunt was the intellectual anchor of that leg, which is why his resignation is news.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

The petition states that the estate included residuals and royalties, rights to his image and intellectual property, investments, insurance policies, personal property and multiple bank accounts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Cheaper and faster models coming from developers in China -- particularly from DeepSeek and Moonshot -- have ruffled feathers, and raised concerns about intellectual property theft, in the US.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The Thirty Years’ War, which had pummeled and bankrupted much of Europe, was finally winding down, and intellectual life flourished.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

“From my point of view, sociology should be producing intellectuals who think deeply and insightfully about the world,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Otero Alcantara, a self-taught performance artist, sculptor and painter, rose to prominence in 2020 as leader of the San Isidro protest movement of artists and intellectuals.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Instead, she places Black Americans, Black intellectuals, and Black constitutional struggle where they have always belonged: at the center of the 14th Amendment.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

Beginning in the 1870s, atheism and indifference to religion became popular, especially among younger intellectuals.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

He was now at odds with his own executive, which was mainly populated with intellectuals.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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