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 fact, gas prices have increased 60% in the African nation over the last six months as Dangote’s refinery has ramped up production, according to market intelligence firm Trading Economics.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2025 -
John Sawers, a former head of the British intelligence service, said there were risks to undertaking such an operation.—
Yan Zhuang,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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And certainly, in the playoffs in the end of the year, Jayden Daniels sitting in the pocket, beating pressure, so much of that again with his poise and intellect and accuracy with his arm, and again, just really, really rare to see that.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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While all of this is going on, Rowan, trapped in the Victrola (which Julien has staged like a Victorian pub, for some reason), is just blowing through lore exposition thanks to her suddenly unencumbered intellect.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
2 Feb. 2025
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Reflecting this sense of progression, for the first time in its history Zegna will hold a fashion show outside Italy — choosing a key market for the brand and for the industry at large.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hamas announced their names on Friday morning, projecting a sense of business as usual.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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For that reason, Richardson usually doesn't agree to sit down for other productions.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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This is perhaps part of the reason for the new naming.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Is the collective brainpower of the staff built to squeeze the most out of its personnel, even if that personnel (light receivers, a pass-catching tight end, etc.) was not amassed to run the ball?—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Unlike humans, who focus more on visual information, dogs dedicate much of their brainpower to analyzing scents.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Brains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brains. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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