ingenious
Example Sentences
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Succulents in particular thrive in this unforgiving landscape using ingenious strategies to survive, from water storage to light reflection.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Supporters see the loans as an ingenious way to reconnect hospitals with the people they serve.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Sociopaths like Iago may be an empty shell of evil, but they can also be ingenious manipulators.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026
Some of Somaliland’s solutions are ingenious, as I saw in a reporting trip for Tablet magazine during the country’s 2021 parliamentary elections.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
It wasn’t a suggestion, more like I simply told them how my ingenious plan would be executed.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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