clever
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Stick with American stocks for the clever tech and cheap domestic energy, and overseas ones for lower valuations and a currency hedge.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
It’s a clever workaround and it would be technically feasible, but you are correct in that the opportunity cost and potential capital-gains taxes from liquidating other assets probably outweigh those tax savings.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Canada has a lot to offer America—if only we had a government clever enough to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
So he was so clever in terms of when to hold on to the ball or when to lay it off, one or two-touch and make it really difficult.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
By late 2004 Hubler had grown cynical about certain subprime mortgage bonds—and wanted to find clever ways to bet against them.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
