insightful

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The end of the war and the aftermath of Sparta’s victory over Athens, through the years 404-371 B.C., are known to us through the writings of Xenophon, a less insightful observer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

You would suddenly be a young lad who wanted to be a professional footballer, what can I see behind the scenes - anything insightful to make me think what they do behind the scenes?

From BBC • May 24, 2026

If Mr. Sewell is less insightful on Dulles’s political activities than his philosophy, that is perhaps as much a failure of the academic discipline as the individual scholar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“He’s got certain virtues writers maybe aren’t supposed to have — dude is handsome, socially adroit. But he’s also insanely insightful and genuine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

They’d probably say that it was because they found the editorial particularly insightful or intelligent.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell