cunning
Example Sentences
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“The cunning they used to survive a hustler’s childhood,” Ms. Collinsworth observes, “had become a streak of ruthlessness in their adulthood.”
Japanese beer giant Asahi said Thursday it was not negotiating with the hackers behind a "sophisticated and cunning" ransomware attack that is about to enter its third month.
From Barron's
And does Sunderland's cunning tactic of moving the advertising boards make a difference?
From BBC
When Baldrick had a "cunning plan", Blackadder always had a scathing, hilarious retort.
From BBC
The Daily Telegraph’s reviewer, writing about a 2009 production, said that Mr. Brace’s script “crackles with tense dialogue and gradually reveals a cunning sense of structure.”
From New York Times
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