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Recent Examples of intrinsic The reinvention of key car parts has been intrinsic since the world championship began in 1950. Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 Many wisdoms intrinsic to permaculture long predate the term—it cannot be understated how much stems from indigenous knowledge and was passed down from generations before, from these ancestral stewards who listened to, and trusted, the land. Catherine Habgood september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025 But more than that, there has to be an intrinsic motivation to take on gargantuan tasks. Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025 Yet no one embodies the Paris Texas spirit and intrinsic dualities better than Nadia Lee Cohen. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intrinsic
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Adjective
  • There are inherent risks in using these tools.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Bitcoin’s inherent technical strengths, combined with institutions’ vested interest in its success, position it to evolve into essential infrastructure that powers global markets.
    Luke Xie, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Importantly, the company’s technology, which includes materials used for the actual polishing and etching (lithography) of chips, as well as advanced packaging and thermal solutions, is integral for the development of leading-edge chips.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • For the young actors who played the von Trapp children, making the film was a truly integral core memory of their youth.
    Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Such knowledge is essential for designing safer storage strategies for nuclear and industrial waste in the coming centuries.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Given that the host cities for next year’s World Cup stretch from Vancouver to Mexico City, adapting to different climates will be essential.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Intrinsic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrinsic. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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