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smartly

[smahrt-lee] / ˈsmɑrt li /


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Even getting the RF off the line smartly can be tricky.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Liverpool trailed Arsenal 1-0 in the Cardiff sunshine when Owen levelled with a smartly taken half-volley in the 83rd minute.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Bucket-listers envision a lifetime wrapped up as smartly as a dossier before the parting bell tolls, with each page filled in, every desire fulfilled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Some turned out to be bystanders who happened to be smartly dressed.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

They swung out smartly to do the work, and hooked the handsome horses to a chariot shaft.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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