intellectual
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That, in turn, results in a collapse of intellectual curiosity and humility that “undergirds critical thinking,” Adams concluded.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
The Orthodox have missed Rome’s ability to coordinate, its missionary zeal, its indefatigability in serving the needy, and its intellectual heritage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Character.ai said before the bankruptcy filing it struck an agreement with Disney in which the entertainment company agreed to pay $20 million to license certain intellectual property from the AI startup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
"The intelligence community remains committed to safeguarding America's cutting-edge intellectual property from foreign threats," Clayton added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
It is easy to think that new knowledge comes from new types of apparatus—Galileo’s telescope, Boyle’s air pump, Newton’s prism—not from new intellectual tools.
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
Maybe I associate too much with loving, devoted parents and not enough with intellectuals who think parents are holding their kids hostage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Greta Lee and Edmund Donovan star alongside the actor in this adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s novella about a group of intellectuals fascinated with a once-celebrated writer who now works at a post office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
By 1600 William Gilbert could complain that intellectuals were expected to navigate ‘so vast an Ocean of Books by which the minds of studious men are troubled and fatigued’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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