astute
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But you were astute enough to put that into context and note that your connections were being monitored.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
A woman named Evgenia Zabogonska emerges as one of the book’s most forceful protagonists, the theater’s lighting director who transforms into an astute, organized wartime leader.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Their commentary is astute and heartfelt, even when it’s critical.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Hollub was regarded as a talented petroleum engineer but she was less astute as a financial manager.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
He never accepted the revised figures and to his dying day believed his work on the age of the Earth his most astute and important contribution to science–far greater than his work on thermodynamics.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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