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[wahyz] / waɪz /


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Vance told USA Today that “my faith tells me to fight against” the blind pursuit of ambition and instead “focus on the good” and “make wise decisions and moral decisions.”

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

School district officials had not been as wise in formulating their policies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Given the compressed running time, the film has more memories of Mitt appearing practical and wise than of being a bastard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

A word to the wise: Be careful about comparing household finances with government finances.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Jemma’s daddy was looking at me with those wise old eyes, and I felt the weight of all the years and all the ghosts.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Taking the slower route of chipping away at your debt with your income, rather than your retirement savings, is the wiser option here.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

This season, he’s healthy, wiser and ready to improvise even more to take advantage of his running and passing skills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

"She was way wiser beyond her years and now gone too soon... My heart goes out to her family and everyone who loved her. Rest in peace, Hayden."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Warren and I are mostly peers, but sometimes he is so much wiser than I am, he’s like a father figure to me,” Gates wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

“It may be,” he said, after a pause, “that we would be wiser returning to Gwydion. King Morgant and his warriors can lend us their strength.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

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

But once talks broke down over an extension in Carolina, the Hurricanes decided that the wisest long-term move was to ship him somewhere else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2025

I think this is, by far, the wisest course in the short term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025

As someone who entered a career in music journalism in the 2000s, I might not be the wisest voice to turn to for financial advice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025

“The wisest herb,” she said with a wink.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Then she wised up and went to law school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

Recovered: I hope not too many people were hurt before you wised up.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2022

Media, especially after Theranos, wised up a bit.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2022

They wised up at some point, whereas I still hadn’t learned.

From The Verge ● Dec. 13, 2021

Though he looks soft, he’s already wised up that life can be hard.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

“I hope he’s wising up to the stupidity of what he’s doing.”

From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2022

At the same time that more of Congress is getting on board, movers and shakers in the business community are also wising up to the benefits of paid family leave.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2021

So I heard; his nibs here," indicating the bartender, "has been wising me up, a lot.

From The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories by B. M. Bower


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