wise
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Rushing into a preliminary hearing may have been part of a public relations strategy, rather than a wise legal move, Rahmani said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Maintenance wise, a lot of the parts for our machines simply don't exist anymore, so using modern technologies like CAD and 3D printing, we've been able to replicate some," says Nurcombe, 21.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Not everyone thinks squeezing out juniors is wise.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Whether delaying benefits until age 70 was a wise decision is not changed by the fact that he died shortly thereafter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
“I thought those hieroglyphics were some kind of secret wise sayings,” I said as I gazed at the faded symbols on the obelisk.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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I parked them there years ago and planned to never touch them, but now I’m wondering if this is a risk that older, wiser investors would warn against.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
They’re not only wiser and more capable but also more conscientious than the rest of us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Instead, it would be far wiser for policymakers to focus on directly strengthening the social safety net, so every patient has equitable access to treatments without financial hardship.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
So what would a wiser return look like?
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Last year, before she really knew Håkon, when everyone was hunting him, that argument was thrown at her by men much older and wiser than she.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Reading her work feels like having lunch with your smartest, wisest, most empathetic friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Andy Samberg’s Jake Peralta heads a misfit but inevitably successful team of New York detectives, headed by the driest, wisest chief in TV history — Captain Holt, played by the late, great Andre Braugher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
With everyone worrying over my safety, a step-by-step approach seemed wisest, so I started by purchasing a 20-mile-per-hour e-bike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Whether it is Slot or those on the pitch, then, it is largely Liverpool's wisest heads who are making the difference in the key moments.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
He had done as his dreams had told him, but dreams know more than they reveal, even to the wisest of the gods.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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I wised up later in my reality TV career, but not for a while.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
That's something people have really wised up to.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2022
Olivia Munn also used to apply toothpaste to her pimples but has since wised up to this acne treatment hack.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2022
They wised up at some point, whereas I still hadn’t learned.
From The Verge ● Dec. 13, 2021
The truth is I’ve wised up already—to him.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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But now, experts say, Milei is wising up to the game, giving up some campaign promises while maneuvering to secure enough other priorities to claim victory.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
While U.S. players have led the development of retail media networks, European retailers are wising up to the opportunity.
From Reuters ● Jun. 12, 2023
At the same time, “teams are wising up to the idea the brand is also the star,” Mr. Grede said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
Increasingly, people are wising up to both the company’s serious threat as a monopoly and its willingness to seek domination at the expense of the health of its blue-collar workers.
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2018
I'm wising you up so you won't hand her any more misery by trying to take her part.
From Cow-Country by Bower, B. M.
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