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
Shashikala said: "Scammers are very clever, they use old people like us."
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Perhaps this sounded clever in the pitch meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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
They laughed about clever villains trading magic socks to kings for their crowns.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
