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conscious mental activities; the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering
disabilities affecting cognition and judgment
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Recent Examples of cognition
Consistent daily movement improves cardiovascular function, sleep, cognition, and mood.
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Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Every major information system in modern society was built around human cognition and human communication.
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Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
Despite evidence that levels of omega-3 had risen in the brains of people who took the supplement, there were no improvements in cognition or the size of the hippocampus, the brain’s memory center.
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
He would be given an apartment in a lovely Victorian house, with front porch, on an equally idyllic leafy street, across from more gray stone buildings, redolent of books and lots of cognition.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Every major information system in modern society was built around human cognition and human communication.
—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
Despite evidence that levels of omega-3 had risen in the brains of people who took the supplement, there were no improvements in cognition or the size of the hippocampus, the brain’s memory center.
—
Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
He would be given an apartment in a lovely Victorian house, with front porch, on an equally idyllic leafy street, across from more gray stone buildings, redolent of books and lots of cognition.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognition
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But beyond public perception, USCIS, the agency that processes petitions for employment authorizations, green card and citizenship applications, has been impacted by the early 2025 workforce cuts.
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With the country cash-strapped, the Arab Spring of 2011 set off a wave of mass migration into Europe, which coincided with the widespread perception that the extra numbers were placing further strains on already creaking resources of jobs, housing and healthcare.
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One of the more notable aspects of the announcement is American Fusion’s emphasis on third-party observation.
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All these and more measurements and observations are recorded.
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Texture, depth and grainy intellection are absent.
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Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.
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Suggest a brief pause for reflection, then return with a clear offer that honors your privacy while keeping the bond steady.
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The mirror shows a glimpse of the apartment’s interior in its reflection when Miranda-Martin opens the door.
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Denver’s brass was asked about those comments on Wednesday, and Wallace responded by sharing some thoughts on the team’s internal and external goals.
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And this led me to think about sharing thoughts about the final dance.
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The broad genre of pop also gives artists room to experiment, said O’Brien, adding that audiences these days are well aware of the concept of eras and understand artists will go through multiple ones throughout their careers.
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That was kind of the concept, is just to continue to add shooting.
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The conception of the role, marked by a dim view of stardom’s suffocating alienation, was something Jolie clearly understood.
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His remit spans product conception, roadmap execution, and go to market alignment—delivering infrastructure that not only scales but also integrates advanced data management, cyber resilience, and hybrid cloud capabilities into a single, coherent platform.
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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