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perspicacity

[pur-spi-kas-i-tee] / ˌpɜr spɪˈkæs ɪ ti /


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Justice Alito defends the chief from that criticism by reflecting on the ways in which both judging and umpiring require experience, study and perspicacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The production, directed by Sam Gold, has been garnering a good deal of attention, not all of it to do with Ibsen’s political perspicacity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024

In place of firebrand feminism, the film emphasizes decency, perspicacity and rigor.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022

Thursday is also one of the few people who respects Morse's perspicacity and empathy.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022

The goat, which had slid about during the transfer, regarded him with bright-eyed perspicacity, but made no sound.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick


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