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intellectual

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




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A TikTok spokesperson pointed AFP to its community guidelines, which prohibits creators from sharing content that violate another user's intellectual property rights.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Davidkhanian said that as Children’s Place fields offers for leftover assets, its intellectual property might not be strong enough to attract someone willing to keep the brand name alive.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Gone are the days of the critic playing dilettante, having intellectual conversations over martinis and cigarettes at the month’s salon for like-minded individuals.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

The experiment comes as Disney has challenged other AI companies over the use of its intellectual property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The importance of an intellectual change simply cannot be measured by the amount of controversy it generates.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The decade-long episode instigated by Mao in 1966 saw intellectuals brutally targeted as "class enemies" and schools shuttered, setting China back for years in education and development.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Born in Minnesota, Bill Niman found himself in Bolinas in 1969, where he befriended lefty intellectuals who were critical of factory farming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

It also highlighted the work of intellectuals such as pundit Clay Shirky and marketing expert and author Seth Godin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

In 1993 Hutu intellectuals at the National University of Rwanda accused the Tutsi-associated Rwandan Patriotic Front of genocide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

A talented musician, he socialized with what he described as an “exciting group of leftist intellectuals and bon vivants” in San Francisco.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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