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thinker

[thing-ker] / ˈθɪŋ kər /


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Silver, a math-forward thinker, clearly believes in the expected value of the coin flip.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The British statesman and thinker emphasized stewardship, or what he called a partnership “between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

What I try to instill instead is an intrinsic desire to grow as a thinker.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Influential iconoclastic thinker Richard Dawkins was then pilloried for suggesting that perhaps it already has.

From Slate May 25, 2026

According to neuroscientists, what makes a creative thinker is the high activity in the association cortices sections of the brain—responsible for making new connections and for “eureka” moments.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

She draws from a lineage of Black thinkers who have spent decades restoring Reconstruction to its rightful place at the center of constitutional law.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

“And of course, it increased the reputation of CMI and of Princeton as leading thinkers about climate change.”

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

AI’s fast rise underscores the ongoing shift from a traditional model where schools shaped students as thinkers with broad skills, then businesses hired and taught the specific skills needed.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

Last week, we spoke with industry thinkers and researchers about what travel might look like in 20 years.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

It could not have been terribly surprising to Choctaw thinkers that the descendants of one pair should show up in the territory of another.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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