: useful information concerning a subject of interest (such as an enemy) : intelligence
Fresh and accurate intel would result in successful operations.—
Darryl Young
Darryl YoungThe airlines crave intel on your food allergies, your tolerance for G-forces and your propensity for air rage.—McKenzie Funk
—often used before another nounMcKenzie Funkintel data
an intel briefing
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Sidelined by Redmond while the investigation is ongoing, Xavier pushes another one of the President’s advisors, Dr. Gabriel Torabi (Sarah Shahi), for insider intel.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: Alex Levinson, head of security at Scale AI, told Axios that the company plans to keep sharing intel with their JCDC partners and to assist the new agency leadership on these issues — even if this specific program is dismantled.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
But host Savannah Guthrie also took the opportunity to pump Chandler for intel on Peacock’s upcoming Friday Night Lights reboot.
—John Russell, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
One of his duties as intel officer was to monitor the group’s enemies on the left, which could induce vertigo.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: Alex Levinson, head of security at Scale AI, told Axios that the company plans to keep sharing intel with their JCDC partners and to assist the new agency leadership on these issues — even if this specific program is dismantled.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
But host Savannah Guthrie also took the opportunity to pump Chandler for intel on Peacock’s upcoming Friday Night Lights reboot.
—John Russell, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
One of his duties as intel officer was to monitor the group’s enemies on the left, which could induce vertigo.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Intel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intel. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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