intelligent
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Natalie was described "a gentle and thoughtful young woman" who enjoyed reading and was "fiercely intelligent".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Brendan Burke, research director at Futurum Equities, believes the rapid adoption of Chinese open-weight models “substantiates demand for intelligent reasoning and will encourage hyperscalers to continue investing in frontier capabilities.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The bitterness lingers all these years later: “The less competent or the less knowledgeable or intelligent members of the Senate were the ones that sunk him,” says Mr. Meese, who seldom speaks ill of anyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
"The brain somehow makes us intelligent," Kerstjens says.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
An intelligent long shot, perhaps, but a long shot nonetheless.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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