clever
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"To get where I am today in my current form, I had to be clever," Rodri added.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The reason had nothing to do with clever stock picking.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Jesus was not being clever when he said in Matthew 22:21 “Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
His clever drop shot is starting to rival Alcaraz’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
In books, their problems were solved in a clever thirty-two pages.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
When asked 'are you worried that Chris Sutton is cleverer than you?'
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
"Instead it did something even cleverer — it brought together existing genes, which already do other things in different parts of the plant, to make a complicated spot on the petals that deceives male flies."
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2023
“Who could say what sorts of patterns might give away users who thought they were cleverer than those watching them?”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022
It has brought some extraordinary experiences, and it continually offers the opportunity to be in spaces with people who are cleverer than you are.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
“I wouldn’t have known that if you hadn’t told me. I think you’re probably cleverer than Mrs. Coulter.”
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Roy Hattersley, who has died at the age of 93, was one of Labour's cleverest and most articulate post war politicians.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
The cleverest element is found at the bottom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
As fantastical as “Doctor Who” can get, the cleverest being in the universe always has an explanation for everything.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2023
Leave it to Hollywood’s writers, now striking, to have the cleverest signs: “HBO Max Pays HBO Minimum,” reads one.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
He smiled as if what he'd just said was the cleverest thing ever.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing clever
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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