clever
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“Those kids had to be really clever to get one over on eagle-eyed Lois,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The audience should be taken by surprise and realize, in the middle of their laughter, just how truly clever the joke is, causing them to laugh even harder.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
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
So does this mean Arsenal are in the midst of an injury crisis or are they being clever by showing caution with the fitness of their players?
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Perhaps Gorringe is not quite as clever as we thought he was.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
Vocabulary lists containing clever
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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