shrewd

He boxes to relax, and as an early inspiration cites the Roman general Scipio, who with shrewd tactics defeated Carthaginian Hannibal and his war elephants to win a seemingly impossible battle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

In drawing the moral to this experience, Graham wrote: “One lucky break, or one supremely shrewd decision — can we tell them apart? — may count for more than a lifetime of journeyman efforts.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

On X, there’s a debate about whether Berkshire’s CEO, Greg Abel, made a shrewd move in buying the Alphabet stock.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

The 56-year-old Iranian American, who grew up in Los Angeles, is the architect of shrewd moves that have brought Paramount within reach of its blockbuster merger that would redefine Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

Mary was also a shrewd and intuitive judge of character, an emotionally intelligent woman who paid close attention to her surroundings and the people around her.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

One of their shrewder tactics is to begin the story as an odd-couple courtship as Ernest, a war veteran, ingratiates himself with the wealthy, wary Mollie.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2023

But Stacey Abrams is one of the shrewder Democratic politicians.

From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2021

She proved stronger and shrewder than more experienced rivals, coming through to win in one minute 57.98 seconds.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2021

Someone shrewder could have made better use of its marriage of history and blockbuster cinema to comment on our addiction to violent, explosive versions of American mythmaking.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2021

It looked to him they were shrewder guessers than their elders who were trying to believe that not a shot had been, or would be, fired.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

That’s the hypothesis of one of the world’s shrewdest and most respected analysts of geopolitics and energy, Cambridge University political economy professor Helen Thompson.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026

Klein Halevi is one of the shrewdest and most thoughtful analysts of Israeli politics and society.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

Ashworth's glittering reputation as one of the game's shrewdest operators meant he was regarded as a prized, crucial acquisition but left in December 2024 after only five months at Old Trafford.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026

Depending on which conference, and which schools, are shrewdest in their maneuvering, there’s a possibility the Pac-12 could simply cease to exist, because all its members will have fled to greener pastures.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2022

Critical to the publicity’s success was Howard’s shrewdest decision.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand