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smartly

[smahrt-lee] / ˈsmɑrt li /


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The choice is to have a system for drawing down your money smartly so you don’t run out, or living like a miser and ending up with more when you die than you started with.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

"It was a lovely goal from Alexis and a lovely goal from Dominik Szoboszlai. It is good the midfielders can add goals," said Iraola, who smartly navigated a question about Mac Allister's future.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Our results give me some optimism that we can achieve wildlife-coexistence through more nuanced policies that more smartly consider where and when we need to give animals space," Oliver said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Our critic called the first season “a smartly clinical, cynical, and all-too-believable story.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

It was September when they sailed smartly into Boston Harbor, every man an old salt, the Astrea stripped of her chafing gear and gleaming with fresh paint and varnish.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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