astute
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Gepe made an astute observation: that my life-changing experience with “Cien Años” was not due to a single factor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Root and Stephen Fleming should be more astute operators.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Like many Hitchcock thrillers, it is much more than an astute exercise in suspense and, once seen, lurks forever in the memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
In subsequent shows like “Hooray For What,” “Finian’s Rainbow” and “Flahooley,” he would provide astute political commentary, offsetting issues of race and bigotry with whimsy and fantasy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Whether her outpouring in front of Czarnecki was the spontaneous result of having reached a breaking point or something more astute, she picked the right person to vent to.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Vocabulary lists containing astute
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