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
Succulents in particular thrive in this unforgiving landscape using ingenious strategies to survive, from water storage to light reflection.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 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
But of all that Michell accomplished, nothing was more ingenious or had greater impact than a machine he designed and built for measuring the mass of the Earth.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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