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guile

[gahyl] / gaɪl /


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This extended reality might work even better for individual sports, where each athlete’s strength and guile would be tested in ways never seen: Imagine Muhammad Ali vs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

His lethal eye for goal, his guile to be in the right place, his power to beat a man and arrive on time.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Like Julien Duvivier and François Truffaut before him, Kiarostami captures their innocence and guile with righteous force.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

Harmer outdid the Indian spinners in their own den with his guile and turn.

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

People were drawn to Fischer’s energy and generosity, his absence of guile, his almost childlike enthusiasm.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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