cleverness
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As to the famous fine line between stupid and clever, the stupidity and the cleverness are all but inextricable, and to the point.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
The fights and chases are semi-effective, but there’s such a startling lack of cleverness that it’s as if the filmmakers took “Idiocracy” as a guide rather than a warning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 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
While he is nowhere near the dribbler Jeremy Doku or Savinho is, he brings a certain degree of cleverness to the wing.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025
Most of them had enough bulk to warrant a double take, but when she scanned their faces—often scarred, pockmarked, or just plain hideous—there was no spark behind their eyes, no shining kernel of cleverness.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Vocabulary lists containing cleverness
"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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