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a person with strong intellectual interests
discovered that in politics a reputation for being an intellectual was regarded as a liability
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Other intellectuals, such as the Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, maintain that English serves as yet another tool to entrench British and American culture.
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The magazine played host to heated debates on the place of Christianity in Straits Chinese culture, given that some intellectuals associated Christian evangelism with attitudes of European racial supremacy.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
For example, the magazine played host to heated debates on the place of Christianity in Straits Chinese culture, given that some intellectuals associated Christian evangelism with attitudes of European racial supremacy.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
Godard uses all his sophistication on a subject to which intellectuals often feel superior.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
For most of the guests, the event was a yearly pilgrimage, an opportunity to mingle with academics and intellectuals in an idyllic setting.
—Tania Roettger, The Dial, 5 Dec. 2024
In April 2024, less than a year after the school’s founding, more than 5,000 people, primarily students but also outraged intellectuals of different ages, immediately signed a petition against the school’s name.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
Other artists, writers and intellectuals sought to counter the industrial status quo.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The magazine played host to heated debates on the place of Christianity in Straits Chinese culture, given that some intellectuals associated Christian evangelism with attitudes of European racial supremacy.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
For example, the magazine played host to heated debates on the place of Christianity in Straits Chinese culture, given that some intellectuals associated Christian evangelism with attitudes of European racial supremacy.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
Godard uses all his sophistication on a subject to which intellectuals often feel superior.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
For most of the guests, the event was a yearly pilgrimage, an opportunity to mingle with academics and intellectuals in an idyllic setting.
—Tania Roettger, The Dial, 5 Dec. 2024
In April 2024, less than a year after the school’s founding, more than 5,000 people, primarily students but also outraged intellectuals of different ages, immediately signed a petition against the school’s name.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
Other artists, writers and intellectuals sought to counter the industrial status quo.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Intellectuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellectuals. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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