canny

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But analysts have also pointed to the unique political landscape of Nepal and canny decisions by the youth movement.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Curran is often credited with having a canny mix of slower balls but he has largely kept his pace above 80mph in those crucial final stages.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Rodríguez is considered a canny politician who some contend is much less ideological than her leftist history implies.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

There was intrigue over whether heavy-hitting Lopes would change strategy and take a more cautious approach against the canny Volkanovski.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

The opiate of Zeus’s daughter bore this canny power.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer