resourcefulness

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William Golding wrote his tale partially in response to “The Coral Island,” a Victorian-era potboiler about three boys who survive a shipwreck thanks to their bluff resourcefulness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Yet the bigger lesson of “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie” is about resourcefulness and freewheeling imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

In many ways the sport and the harsh conditions in which it thrived embodied the traditional values and traits — resilience, community, politeness, resourcefulness — that have come to define Canada’s unique “northern character.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

But I’ve always stood in awe of the resilience and resourcefulness of those who live under that threat.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

I thought I’d learned resourcefulness, but Elisabet has given me a higher education in making soup out of stones.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver