intellectualism

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Recent Examples of intellectualism But Kennedy’s Camelot at least tried to elevate idealism, intellectualism, and the modern elegance of a pillbox hat. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025 Eventually Faithfull found an interest in performing in plays and, entranced by Buddy Holly and Joan Baez and Simone de Beauvoir, folk music, and arty café intellectualism as well. Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025 But Jeopardy!, with its air of intellectualism, should have a higher barrier to entry. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025 Both women have crises of faith in language, in intellectualism, in their role as a therapist and as a wife. Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for intellectualism
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Noun
  • The spending proposal lawmakers approved, negotiated among the Democratic House and Senate leaders and the governor’s office, deviates from Pritzker’s original plan in certain areas, including funding for elementary and secondary education.
    Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
  • But the problem is the quality of education that the students receive, when they are rushed through the pipeline, with no time to focus on themselves, solely concentrated on productivity and employability, to pay back their debt.
    Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • That Justice Souter, in truth, does not is revealed by the many articles published since his passing, which tend to discuss his erudition, decency, and wit, and even his lunch, exercise, sartorial habits, and other charming New Englander quirks—but not so much in the way of influential writings.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
  • Even her earliest work displayed erudition, intelligence, creativity, and a broad range of poetic styles.
    Daniel Foster, National Review, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • So if your little one is learning how to interact with animals, this playlist could be a good learning tool for your family.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 30 May 2025
  • The MySQL course provides practical instruction in building and managing databases, and the OpenAI course introduces the fundamentals of working with machine learning models and APIs.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, a scholarship at the school has been named after Lessa.
    David Chiu, People.com, 29 May 2025
  • Virginia Tech was the first major school to offer him a scholarship in April 2013.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • The study suggests that AI literacy efforts should be enhanced to reach state schools and under-resourced classrooms.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • As the alarm sounds on what could be a burgeoning literacy crisis, Newsweek spoke to the experts to find out more.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, senior FBI agents have been pushed out under the Trump administration, depriving the agency of decades of knowledge and expertise at a time when neither the FBI director nor deputy director has any experience at the bureau or running a major law enforcement agency.
    Ryan Lucas, NPR, 5 June 2025
  • Advanced tools like knowledge graphs and digital twins now enable organizations to visualize access relationships and simulate risk scenarios.
    Leslie Milne, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • The four pillars – shaping the NFB for next generations, fostering a culture of creativity, elevating awareness of the NFB and expanding audiences – are a call to action.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 June 2025
  • The Voice of the Culture Award is presented to ASCAP members who have had a major influence on music and culture, recognizing their success as creators and changemakers.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • In the entire history of civilization, there has never been legislation that both big and beautiful.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 June 2025
  • So, simply by the numbers, the case can be made that ensuring the existence of future human civilization by preparing for species-ending risks like a massive asteroid strike or global nuclear annihilation outweighs addressing poverty or starvation for a few hundred million current people.
    Matthew Purdy, New York Times, 29 May 2025

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