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From a geeky standpoint, Smith’s reboot-y sequel series honors its predecessor in ways notable and sly, thereby allowing it to function both as an accessible entry point and as a fleshed-out extension of what came before.
BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL, ‘HE-MAN’ IS BACK—BEEFIER AND BETTER THAN EVERNICK SCHAGERJULY 23, 2021THE DAILY BEAST
It’s a show about fitness, but it’s also, in a sly way, about feminism.
ROSE BYRNE ON UNLEASHING HER MEANEST STREAK YET IN ‘PHYSICAL’: ‘IT’S DEEPLY UNCOMFORTABLE’KEVIN FALLONJUNE 17, 2021THE DAILY BEAST
On the subject of fashion, men have been quite the sly devils over the years.
WHY THE TAILORED SUIT — NOT RUFFLES AND LACE — BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH POWERROBIN GIVHANMAY 21, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Google security researchers are warning people to be on the lookout for a squad of sly hackers believed to be North Korean agents.
GOOGLE OUTS SUSPECTED NORTH KOREAN HACKERSROBERT HACKETTJANUARY 26, 2021FORTUNE
As Xu Bing himself has noted, his made-up characters “seem to upset intellectuals,” in a sly sendup of our respect for the written word.
READING, THAT STRANGE AND UNIQUELY HUMAN THING - ISSUE 94: EVOLVINGLYDIA WILSONDECEMBER 23, 2020NAUTILUS
Jones said this with a chuckle and a sly expression in his face, as he glanced meaningly at his companion.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNE
In the first place, one element of public-house talk—the overt or sly indecency—is left out.
THE CHEQUERSJAMES RUNCIMAN
He had known men who were almost as sly as rats; but on the whole he looked upon them as inferior beings.
THE NURSERY, DECEMBER 1881, VOL. XXXVARIOUS
There was a sly emphasis on the word, and a subtle humor in his look that showed the old detective at his worst.
THE CIRCULAR STUDYANNA KATHARINE GREEN
We got Fanny a dress on the sly, gaudy black velvet and Duchesse lace.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON - SWANSTON EDITION VOL. 25 (OF 25)ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
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