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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

Kyiv were excellent after the break, forcing Neuer into an early save, before substitute Harmash finished off a clever move to reduce the deficit.

From BBC Nov. 23, 2021

Did he think that was a clever move?

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers




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