street-smart
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"But I wanted people to know that if I - an educated, urban woman who considers herself to be street-smart - could get scammed, it could happen to anyone," Shrivastav says.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
New Zealand's "street-smart" cricketers can find a way to beat England and guarantee their semi-final place at the T20 World Cup, coach Rob Walters said on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
“For a kid who thought he was this tough street-smart kid from D.C., I was in for a very rude awakening,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
If they're not street-smart, they're not going to be there very long.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2023
Even the street-smart and experienced Lamphere was not prepared for Gardner's personality or his unusual brilliance.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
His protagonists are smart, street smart, shrewd, skillful or some combination of those qualities as a rule.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
How then do we balance our social need for a certain degree of mutually presumed integrity with a self-preserving requirement for some street smart skepticism of Greeks bearing gifts?
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2023
The deeply caring Tess is a perfect victim, but she’s also street smart, and her soft skills and ability to read others are the most effective powers for fighting the evil she encounters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
She said: "It means a lot to know how much other people loved him. I always taught my kids to be street smart, but brave and independent."
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2019
I keep chattering and though she’s my little sister, she’s street smart.
From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
