intellectual
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Its mosques and churches reflect its religious diversity, and streets are named after John F. Kennedy, a former French prime minister and a 20th-century Syrian intellectual.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The loo will come with a fan and exhaust pipe to channel odours out of the car, according to the filing on China's intellectual property administration seen by the BBC.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The law states that internet platforms “offer a forum for a true diversity of political discourse, unique opportunities for cultural development, and myriad avenues for intellectual activity.”
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
On the walls, another nod to the idea of thinking: reproductions of works by Edvard Munch, the deeply intellectual painter.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
On the Continent resistance to Newtonianism continued into the 1740s and involved key intellectual figures such as Huygens, Leibniz and Fontenelle.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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