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In fact, magical life has the potential to be even more radically incorporeal than our own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025 -
To the casual observer, the data industry can seem incorporeal, its products conjured out of weightless bits.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Whether in a lab or a bedroom, the unconscious brain often connects ideas in ways our waking selves can’t, delivering sudden insights that feel like inspiration — but are really the reward for deep, often invisible, thought.—
Chris Reed,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Stars were invisible in our shots, and there was significant noise at higher ISO levels.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
3 July 2025
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The spiritual leader has not met a sitting US president since Barack Obama in 2016, after numerous visits to the White House since 1991.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
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Ostensibly intended to protect a church’s autonomy in choosing its spiritual leaders, the exception has since been stretched into a catch-all excuse to deny employees of religious schools all kinds of legal recourse.—
A.J. Schumann,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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But if Charity’s case history imposes some order and fixity on Eugene’s life, the rest of The Knockout Artist reads like an attempt to thwart this, to replace the tidiness of explanation with something more formless and free.—
Charlie Lee,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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With intentionally provocative lyrics, the song takes profane aim at the hypocrisy of anti-LGBTQ+ Christian conservatives, who refuse to respect trans people’s personhood all while applying gender individualism to an ostensibly formless, all-encompassing God.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
24 Mar. 2025
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Consequently, legal advocates have argued for decades for a better framework that emphasizes nonphysical forms of abuse as well as physical abuse.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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What are intangible assets? Intangible assets are nonphysical resources that generate economic and strategic value, such as patents, trademarks, customer trust and innovation capacity.—
Tami Saito,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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And then there’s the intangible damage—a reputation that these companies might never fully recover from.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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Overall, the Canucks’ draft class, in addition to Cootes, includes a small handful of genuinely interesting bets and some project players that Vancouver’s amateur scouting staff clearly loved for character and intangible reasons.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Emotion as Added Value One recurring and essential cog that keeps the watch business ticking remains immaterial: emotion.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2025
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One’s major is immaterial, particularly in an economy as dynamic as ours.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Boho Ruffle Trim Maxi Shirt With an asymmetric, drapey chiffon design, this maxi skirt presents an almost ethereal vibe thanks to the flowy material and ruffles.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
4 July 2025
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Fog machines filled the floor as ethereal clouds images billowed behind her.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Disembodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembodied. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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