clever
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The phrases to know so you sound clever during Fat Bear Week.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The minutiae are the key to freeing oneself from Mungiu’s clever trap.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The Canadian programme involves a clever strategy of using England's domestic PWR league to develop its players.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
End the day with some wordplay: What’s an 11-letter word for “Hogs”? And what’s a three-letter word for a “Hog’s neighbor, maybe”? Play today’s crossword for some clever clues and interesting trivia tidbits.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“And I haven’t read half as many books as Sierra. And I’m nowhere near as clever as Akimi. The team needs all four of us, bro.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
"Instead it did something even cleverer — it brought together existing genes, which already do other things in different parts of the plant, to make a complicated spot on the petals that deceives male flies."
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2023
"They are learning, they are getting cleverer, and it really freaks me out," says Dwarf.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2023
“Who could say what sorts of patterns might give away users who thought they were cleverer than those watching them?”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022
It has brought some extraordinary experiences, and it continually offers the opportunity to be in spaces with people who are cleverer than you are.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
I also said that I cared about dogs because they were faithful and honest, and some dogs were cleverer and more interesting than some people.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
One night, the five decide to bestow their honorific on Ticky, whom they consider “the cleverest of us all because you can tell the exact time without looking at a clock.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Roy Hattersley, who has died at the age of 93, was one of Labour's cleverest and most articulate post war politicians.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
They snap up the cleverest and most devious communicators to craft their messages, offering salaries no one else can afford.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2024
The cleverest element is found at the bottom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
“And is Mr. Willy Wonka really the cleverest chocolate maker in the world?”
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing clever
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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