as in intelligence
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
you have the brains to figure out that problem on your own
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Noun
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In this sense, artificial intelligence remains quite unlike, and less capable than, human intelligence.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025 -
This is similar to the previous point about looking outward, but with a sharper focus on competitor intelligence.—
John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Good American Family is about Natalia Grace, a child adopted by Kristine and Michael Barnett who already have three children of their own, one of whom has autism and a genius-level intellect.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The main theme is not just about the religious persecution of the truth, but rather the conflict between the church and the pursuit of knowledge and humanity’s intellect.—
Rafael Motamayor,
IndieWire,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For one, there’s often an initial intoxicating sense of familiarity that quickly devolves into chaos and drama, something akin to love-at-first-sight that suddenly shifts into leave-me-alone.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
29 Mar. 2025
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Don't let fraudsters create a false sense of urgency.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While the free shipping perks of Amazon Prime remain the biggest reason for why most people subscribe, the quality of content on Prime Video had increasingly become a major driver.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2025
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People play video games for a lot of different reasons; video games provide a creative outlet, a chance to connect with others, and moving stories that resonate with our personal experiences.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Can an online game that combines human brainpower with AI solve intractable problems?—
Ottó Elíasson,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Oct. 2019
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Project Icarus Like a lot of cool things, the field of asteroid defense began with a bunch of kids at MIT with brainpower to spare.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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“Brains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brains. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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