ingenious
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Despite garnering an Oscar nomination for Streep and an ingenious bit at that year’s ceremony, “The Devil Wears Prada” didn’t have the immediate cultural cache of something like its equally memeable predecessor, “Mean Girls.”
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
But, Melendez-Badillo says, he's also a colonial subject -- a reality explored on "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos," which features an ingenious melange of traditional sounds including salsa, bomba and plena, with infusions of reggaeton.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
Sociopaths like Iago may be an empty shell of evil, but they can also be ingenious manipulators.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026
The ingenious new twist changes the dynamic of the civilian series and marks the most significant format change since the show's launch in 2022.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026
The most ingenious craftsmen of them all, he decided, were the three dwarfs known as the sons of Ivaldi.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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