wise
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It’s wise to be skeptical of hypotheticals stacked on hypotheticals.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Progress will still seem fast, and we must make wise use of the time we gain."
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
If nothing else, zigging when others zag is often wise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
However, as United have had a tricky start to the season results wise, and play Premier League opposition in Brighton at Old Trafford on 16 September, is that practical?
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
By 1850, there are photographs of doctors, showing wise faces, satin waistcoats, and whiskers.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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"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
“She was way wiser beyond her years and now gone too soon,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
It’s a rare case of a revival that actually works, as Hank, Peggy and Bobby Hill have all grown older but not necessarily wiser.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
It’s just we need wiser, smarter, better leaders, who are, frankly, less mercenary.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
She has just a moment on this old, wise earth, this earth that will always be wiser than its inhabitants.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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Private companies rely on semiannual reports, after all, he noted, although the idea of taking private companies as models for publicly traded corporations might not strike experienced investors as the wisest thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Just because Minneapolis and Hennepin County can refuse to cooperate, does it follow that refusing cooperation is the wisest course of action?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
"Parents were worried about their children going into school," Smit told NOS Radio, "so it was wisest to have a day of calm and then go back on Monday."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
I think this is, by far, the wisest course in the short term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
‘No! For I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to; the long explanations needed by the young are wearying.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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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
That's something people have really wised up to.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2022
They wised up at some point, whereas I still hadn’t learned.
From The Verge ● Dec. 13, 2021
"I just got wised up to something funny the last two days," remarked Wilson.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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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
“I hope he’s wising up to the stupidity of what he’s doing.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2022
I'm wising you up so you won't hand her any more misery by trying to take her part.
From Cow-Country by B. M. Bower
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