intelligent
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To see how birds stack up against other intelligent animals, Mr. Lefebvre contrasts them to primates.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
He is softly spoken, clearly intelligent and typically takes his time when responding to questions, measured and articulate in his responses.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
George’s sheep may be intelligent, but they are stubbornly ahistoric when confronted with facts they’d rather not acknowledge.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
When his character contacts Léa Seydoux’s French plant expert, it becomes almost too much rapturously intelligent star wattage for one quietly poetic movie, even if these god-tier actors are just zooming and talking shop.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
A quick-witted and intelligent kid, he’d been nicknamed “the Professor” and set his sights early on the idea of someday going to college.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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