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So, given rats have shown themselves to be wily in avoiding being caught - what would it really take to stop them?

From BBC

The recent appointment of Roig – a wily Spaniard who helped Nadal win each of his 22 Grand Slam titles - feels like a longer-term bet.

From BBC

And in the just-perverse-enough “Sanctuary” from the prior year, Qualley’s ruthless, wily dominatrix wavers between vulnerability and authority in the blink of an eye.

From Salon

But Chalamet’s irresistible charms will go a long way in tampering that distaste, especially as a wily ping pong player.

From Salon

“Parade,” which delves into antisemitism, systemic bias in our judicial system and the power of a wily demagogue to stoke atavistic hatred for self-gain, has a disconcerting timeliness.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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