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intellectual

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




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Yet the intellectual impulse behind it has not disappeared.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

The AI-related issues confronting content creators such as Disney start with fears that they will lose control over their own intellectual property.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The lawyers added that former collaborators in the project had "unlawfully transferred the business and intellectual property assets of System de Min to a new company" not in their client's name.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In 2013, “Survivor” creator Mark Burnett produced “The Bible,” a History Channel miniseries that pulled 13.1 million viewers for its opening telecast — and it was intellectual novocaine.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

What was laughable was that poor Bunny should display concern about anyone else’s intellectual capacities.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt