incisive

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Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield play two very different adolescents in Oscar Boyson’s timely, cynical and incisive feature debut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Tommy Freeman enjoyed his best game at centre for England, making smart decisions, running incisive lines and connecting well with his wings.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

That was the culmination of an incisive City counter-attack and they pulled Newcastle apart again with another rapid raid in the 32nd minute.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Williams encouraged Inge to write, and Inge’s first major success, “Come Back, Little Sheba,” established his voice: naturalistic, elegiac, and psychologically incisive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

George, the child of Greek immigrants, was a man who combined a sympathetic nature with an incisive mind.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela