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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
And while the health of all organs is vital to the presidency, brain health including cognition and behavior is particularly relevant and critical in the role of chief executive.
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Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
The brain is not purely a cognition machine, but an object sculpted by evolution.
—Conor Feehly, Quanta Magazine, 4 June 2025
People with hearing loss have to pay closer attention and use more cognitive energy every day, which may impair their cognition over time, Brenowitz said.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 27 June 2025
Loneliness was more common among women, those living alone, unmarried individuals, and those who reported more pain or had worse cognition scores.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
The brain is not purely a cognition machine, but an object sculpted by evolution.
—Conor Feehly, Quanta Magazine, 4 June 2025
People with hearing loss have to pay closer attention and use more cognitive energy every day, which may impair their cognition over time, Brenowitz said.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 27 June 2025
Loneliness was more common among women, those living alone, unmarried individuals, and those who reported more pain or had worse cognition scores.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognition
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Remember, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and everyone’s perception comes from their unique place in this world.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Oxford Economics estimates spending among international visitors to the U.S. will fall $8.5 billion this year, as negative perceptions of the U.S. tied to trade and immigration policy lead travelers to other destinations.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
4 July 2025
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Melissa Carter then takes us on a journey through nearly a century of observations from Scripps Pier, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the cutting-edge technologies now used to study marine plankton.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Of note, there's a 70-foot tall observation tower and a castle-like structure — a replica of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official insignia built during the Great Depression — housing some of the zoo's smaller mammals, birds and other reptiles.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
10 July 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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The school board’s legal counsel thought the book could be in conflict with a recent state intellection freedom rule, and recommended it be removed from circulation, according to a spokeswoman.—
tcrain,
al,
26 Jan. 2023
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Ultimately, 5-0 was a fair reflection of their dominance.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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Through personal reflections from Coleman’s descendants, trailblazing pilots, and familiar voices like actress and author Karyn Parsons, the film repositions Coleman not just as a figure of the past, but as an enduring source of empowerment.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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Another concerning aspect of AI's influence on our freedom of thought is its capacity to distort memory and perception.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Even the people in my life, letting that dumb thought go, has opened so many more doors for me.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
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One of the biggest challenges Pavone faced after launching was educating the consumer around this new concept.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The news division is, like its counterparts, experimenting with a bevy of concepts to see which ones strike a chord with the younger viewers who use streaming as their primary means of watching video.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Tom muses, in graphic detail, about his parents’ actions that led to his conception, birth and growing up to enter this particular restaurant on this particular date.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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If anything, the Meta ruling confirms a worrying truth: that the law’s current conception of fair use isn’t built for AI—it’s being bent around it.—
Aron Solomon
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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