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thinker

[thing-ker] / ˈθɪŋ kər /


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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

What I try to instill instead is an intrinsic desire to grow as a thinker.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

The split you have now means you’re a flexible thinker, and that will help you juggle all the priorities involved here.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration’s lead author, regarded the English political thinker John Locke as one of the three greatest men who ever lived.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

She was right: Fort was an extraordinary thinker.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

She draws from a lineage of Black thinkers who have spent decades restoring Reconstruction to its rightful place at the center of constitutional law.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

Founded in the 1830s, or maybe earlier, it’s been a private arts club, a home for nonconformist thinkers and drinkers since gaslights burned.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

AI’s fast rise underscores the ongoing shift from a traditional model where schools shaped students as thinkers with broad skills, then businesses hired and taught the specific skills needed.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

"The visiting professorship is an electrifying opportunity for me to be in direct, robust creative dialogue with the next generation of thinkers and creative doers," the Australian star said.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

It could not have been terribly surprising to Choctaw thinkers that the descendants of one pair should show up in the territory of another.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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