intangible
Example Sentences
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The changes announced Wednesday mean UBS won’t immediately face an $11 billion deduction from its $71 billion capital related to certain intangible assets such as software and deferred tax assets, as some analysts had predicted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
“The plaintiffs are trying to extend that doctrine to an online world where intangible content causes intangible injuries.”
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
Still, being asset-light means the balance sheets of many tech companies are stocked with intangible assets, including patents and licenses, rather than capital assets, such as factories or specialized equipment.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
"But at the same time, we are stable, we are predictable. We are reliable and we are trusted, and these are intangible assets that others would die to have."
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
But then: “An intangible feeling of uneasiness made me leave my tent about 11 P.M.,”
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing intangible
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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"To Build a Fire," Vocabulary from the short story
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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