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A Prudie reader has some wise words for how to navigate that situation—and readers of the column weigh in on a variety of other dilemmas, too.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Like them, Navarro has found that his board of advisers is just as wise on nonwork topics—like parenting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Davis said Panettiere was “an old, wise soul with such a deep heart.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Those stocks appear to be burning a hole in your pocket, but it’s not always wise to scratch itchy feet, as this Moneyist reader discovered.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Edisto Snowberger, wise in All Things Mysterious, said, “He’s a gift to us! Let’s keep him. He will comfort us in our dismay.”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Thirteen years since leaving the Bernabeu Stadium, he is older, greyer, and perhaps a little wiser.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

"She was way wiser beyond her years and now gone too soon... My heart goes out to her family and everyone who loved her. Rest in peace, Hayden."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

So when the “young upstart” Stewart comes around, “my character’s thought is, ‘I’m far wiser, I’m far smarter, I’m the only one who’s ever done this before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

It’s just we need wiser, smarter, better leaders, who are, frankly, less mercenary.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

"Now she has two of our best cheeses in her grubby paws, and we are none the wiser."

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

If Wembanyama is around, the wisest course of action is simply a U-turn—or as Kornet calls it for Victor, a “V-turn.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

If those aren’t the wisest words for Latinos to embrace for the coming year, I’m not sure what is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025

Among the zaniness there’s an emotional arc, a dance of personal growth and backsliding, and depending on what the scene requires, he might be the dumbest guy in the room or the wisest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

Whether it is Slot or those on the pitch, then, it is largely Liverpool's wisest heads who are making the difference in the key moments.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

She was called the wisest mouse in both Westchester and Dutchess counties.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Then she wised up and went to law school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

Eventually, I wised up and just started ordering my own.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023

Media, especially after Theranos, wised up a bit.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2022

They wised up at some point, whereas I still hadn’t learned.

From The Verge ● Dec. 13, 2021

The truth is I’ve wised up already—to him.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

But now, experts say, Milei is wising up to the game, giving up some campaign promises while maneuvering to secure enough other priorities to claim victory.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

While U.S. players have led the development of retail media networks, European retailers are wising up to the opportunity.

From Reuters ● Jun. 12, 2023

At the same time, “teams are wising up to the idea the brand is also the star,” Mr. Grede said.

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022

At the same time that more of Congress is getting on board, movers and shakers in the business community are also wising up to the benefits of paid family leave.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2021

I'm wising you up so you won't hand her any more misery by trying to take her part.

From Cow-Country by B. M. Bower