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intellectual

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




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That sentiment can often seem true in a market where studio executives favor sequels and drab intellectual property over originality and fresh takes.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

These days, the upsurge in streaming television and its hunger for content has made books an even more ubiquitous source of intellectual property for the small screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Later that year, Aschenbrenner launched his hedge-fund firm, which he described as a “brain trust on AI,” with Carl Shulman, another AI intellectual who once worked at Peter Thiel’s macro hedge fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Instead of manufacturing the processors themselves, Arm designs the blueprints and licenses its intellectual property to tech companies.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

There are no a priori grounds for thinking that this is a good way to conduct intellectual life.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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