smartest
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If you compare the smartest nonhuman animal, the chimpanzee, to what Mr. Lefebvre regards as the smartest bird, the New Caledonian crow, chimps emerge on top.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Not even the industry’s smartest minds saw the Brewers coming.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
His teammates, however, backed him without hesitation, saying he was one of the smartest players in baseball and made the game look easy through hard work.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
They also have to be better than the smartest investors they’re competing with.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Jake grabbed a small bottle of water out of the fridge and realized that there were some things even the smartest kid in the universe couldn’t figure out.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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