clever
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Some will feel too clever, too online or too obviously borrowed from the other side.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
But the overall what and why of the story is clever and the conclusion satisfying.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
Dan Schlosberg’s seven-player arrangement of Barber’s technicolor orchestration, conducted by Mr. Ashworth, was clever but mostly loud with prominent trumpet and trombone, contributing to a musical performance that had just one gear: ferociously strident intensity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The UCR team has also explored another clever way to improve termite control: using scent to draw termites toward treated wood.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
The Federal Reserve had raised interest rates, but mortgage rates were still effectively falling—because Wall Street was finding ever more clever ways to enable people to borrow money.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing clever
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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