cleverness
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“The genius of the character, the cleverness, the inventiveness of him, that was a huge part of what interested me. He’s not just a soldier. He’s an amazing strategist, a very wily person.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
St Mirren character, St Mirren cleverness, St Mirren glory - all there in black and white and in fantastic technicolour too.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
“Influencers,” like its predecessor, was written and directed by the Canadian Kurtis David Harder, whose cleverness is as abundant as the body count.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
This incredible win is not just one of youthful adventure or cleverness; "The Goonies" is a story about reimagining power and possibility from the margins.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
“Your cleverness never fails to amaze! How on earth did you know?”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing cleverness
"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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