astute
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Astute readers ages 3 to 6 will quickly observe that the book’s winsome cat is initially missing hers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Astute punchlines can be potent, taking on a life of their own, spreading faster and farther from their origin than nearly any official statement.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025
This week, the Queen also visited a children's hospice in Devon and HMS Astute, a nuclear-powered submarine, in Plymouth.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025
Astute readers might notice that it’s actually a datasaurus baker’s dozen.
From Scientific American • Sep. 7, 2023
Astute, from the Latin, with the original sense of cunning has come to have a meaning that combines the sense of acute or keen with that of sagacious.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
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