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thinker

[thing-ker] / ˈθɪŋ kər /


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Librarian Regina Andrews, known for her salons, exudes the dignified air of a beloved host, vividly describing the communal groundswell every young thinker and creative then could sense happening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Before Arendt became the great thinker of statelessness, bureaucracy had compressed her into these terms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Many of these ideas can be traced back to the controversial thinker and tech founder Curtis Yarvin, who has been called the "founder of the Dark Enlightenment".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

I knew I would never be a thinker like my father, because I couldn’t sit that still.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

Walk-and-talks are particularly helpful for anxious clients, she says, “especially fast thinkers and fast talkers.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

His proposed solution is a model alignment test designed by top AI researchers and thinkers, such as Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton and Alphabet chief scientist Demis Hassabis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Anthropic’s commitment to responsibility has allowed it to attract “some of the best minds and thinkers in the AI business,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

"This extraordinary gift will ensure that a building where world-changing ideas were born continues to inspire new generations of thinkers, makers and creators."

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Their dogs are named for great thinkers, like Jefferson or Socrates or Thomas Paine.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson


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