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philosophers

noun

plural of philosopher

as in theorists

a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience a philosopher of freedom

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Recent Examples of philosophers Artists, philosophers, and historians began to identify aesthetic, cognitive, and political value in Sade’s work. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 The early pre-Socratic philosophers were the first to observe nature without the scaffolding of mythology, who were really just trying to make sense of it. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 The public weighted plain disrespect – how people are treated, apart from the economics – significantly more heavily than the philosophers did. — Esmt Berlin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 In Greece, Crates of Thebes becomes one of the first Cynics, a group of philosophers. — New York Times, 31 July 2026 By personal choice and historical circumstance, these philosophers’ lives were as far from ordinary as their beliefs. — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 There's nothing like the final major of the golf calendar to turn some of the world's best players into philosophers. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026 The search for machine consciousness has gone mainstream, and companies such as Google, Meta and OpenAI are hiring philosophers to explore questions about AI welfare. — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 2 July 2026 Members can explore new ideas from the neuroscientists, entrepreneurs, artists, philosophers, and other innovators shaping the future. — Big Think, 18 June 2026

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practitioners

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According to the FinOps Foundation, an industry group focused on cloud and AI financial operations, AI cost management was a concern for roughly one-third of financial operations practitioners in 2024.

— Dylan Barrell, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Among wellness practitioners, a detox is usually intertwined with total healing and not focused on a single method.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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