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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
Disorders that primarily affect cognition, behavior and emotions are hard to recognize and hard for other people to understand or accept.
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Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
On board with the four crew members will be a slew of tools that can be used to evaluate the their cognition, sleep, stress, immune responses and cardiovascular health.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
But the late-stage trial failed to meet its main goal, showing that semaglutide didn’t significantly impact cognition in Alzheimer’s patients.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
The drinks are also formulated with essential vitamins and L-theanine, an amino acid found in green and black teas that has been studied for its effects on anxiety, cognition and sleep, as described by Verywell Health.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
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Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
On board with the four crew members will be a slew of tools that can be used to evaluate the their cognition, sleep, stress, immune responses and cardiovascular health.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
But the late-stage trial failed to meet its main goal, showing that semaglutide didn’t significantly impact cognition in Alzheimer’s patients.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
The drinks are also formulated with essential vitamins and L-theanine, an amino acid found in green and black teas that has been studied for its effects on anxiety, cognition and sleep, as described by Verywell Health.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognition
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The sight of encampments and people in the throes of psychosis in the streets drives perceptions of lawlessness and danger, studies show.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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In just a number of months, voters will head to the polls for midterms, the first nationwide test for Democrats following their across the board defeat in 2024, itself partly due to perceptions that the party was too far to the left.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Though their observation has yet to be verified by wildlife biologists, Kogo and Tapanes are working with Burmese pythons specialists at the University of Florida to confirm the species.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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The most interesting observation from the Zubac injury was how well the Clippers played with Brook Lopez in the mix.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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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.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2025
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Tennant always brought his own intellection to Disco’s throbbing hedonism yet was hedonistic nonetheless, perfecting a musical idiom that his forerunner Noel Coward was too early to enjoy.—
Armond White,
National Review,
10 May 2024
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That evening, his team-mates at Bottesford gathered in their clubhouse following a 2-2 draw at home to Golcar United, where there had been a moment of reflection ahead of kick-off.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The death of former Vice President Dick Cheney earlier this week has evoked divisive reflections across the United States toward one of Washington's most influential figures of the century.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Want to send thoughts or suggestions to Fortune Tech?—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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While speaking with Fox News Digital, celebrity matchmaker and relationship expert Alessandra Conti shared her thoughts on Aniston's choice to date a non-celebrity after her series of famous exes.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The technology has already been validated through proof-of-concept projects on Hyundai vehicles, including the IONIQ 5 and ST1 electric models.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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The video showed the mysterious concept, dubbed Corleo, roaming rocky terrain, leaping over icy crevasses, crossing snowy landscapes without losing its footing, and traversing a dark forest at night — all while carrying an adult rider on its back and being powered by a hydrogen power cell.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
8 Jan. 2026
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Louis Harveson, Sul Ross State’s associate provost for research and development, helped guide the effort from conception to launch.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Once conception occurs, a first prenatal appointment is usually recommended between week six and eight.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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