clever move
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Vanderbilt’s head coach Clark Lea is actually a case for institutional patience—Lea was 2-10 in 2021 and 2023 before making the clever move to raid New Mexico state’s coaching staff and land QB Pavia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
Overlooked in the first part of the interview, which was published Sunday, was what McIlroy considered to be a clever move by European captain Luke Donald when it came to Sunday singles at Marco Simone.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
Nicoli later beat the Reign’s center back with a clever move but shot the one-on-one chance just wide of the net.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
Their most clever move was Berhalter’s no-look, behind-the-back bounce pass to a Grenadian player for a throw-in.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2022
Did he think that was a clever move?
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
