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astute

[uh-stoot, uh-styoot] / əˈstut, əˈstyut /


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But you were astute enough to put that into context and note that your connections were being monitored.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Their commentary is astute and heartfelt, even when it’s critical.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Hollub was regarded as a talented petroleum engineer but she was less astute as a financial manager.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“I cannot hear your challenge, no matter how astute, articulate, and correct it is, and I will not answer. Your dialogue is not with me, but the void.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Any concession to British economic and military power, no matter how strategically astute, seemed a betrayal of the very independence won in the Revolution.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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