ingenious
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But instead of the story being about Guehi being played out of position, the former Crystal Palace skipper scored to help switch the narrative to it being an ingenious move from the new manager.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
"We came up with a somewhat ingenious set of methods to get at something very difficult to analyze in the fossil record."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Riw Rakkulchon’s ingenious set, suggestive of both a barn and a cabinet of orchestral wonders, allows “Mexodus” to function simultaneously as a suspenseful dramatic yarn and a jam session.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
My colleague Sam Adams interviews Michael Arden, the ingenious new play’s Tony-winning director, about how he pulled it off.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
I thought about explaining to her my mother’s ingenious method of ridding the house of roaches— cracker crumbs and marshmallow—but then I thought, This is June, forget it.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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