smartest
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If you compare the smartest nonhuman animal, the chimpanzee, to what Mr. Lefebvre regards as the smartest bird, the New Caledonian crow, chimps emerge on top.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
His teammates, however, backed him without hesitation, saying he was one of the smartest players in baseball and made the game look easy through hard work.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The clip is worth watching, and not just to marvel yet again at Vance’s ability to make idiotic statements in the self-assured tone of the smartest boy in the room.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
Money also allowed the organization to hire the smartest Ph.D.s and engineers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Mr. Doyle’s voice, bragging to the police officer that Amanda and I are two of the smartest kids at Wagner, rings in my head.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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