street-smart
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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
But along with this feisty, charming, street-smart performer, the kotha also saw Rekhabai transform into a doting, fiercely-protective mother who did everything in her power to give her son a better life.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2023
He’s a street-smart dog, but there’s much he hasn’t seen.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
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