astute
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“The thing about Lindsey, I always knew in his heart where he wanted to go, but he was a very astute politician to get there,” McCaul said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
England manager Thomas Tuchel proved again why he is known to be so tactically astute and a master in knockout football as England reached the last 16 of the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Loeb also noted the astute venture-capital investments Bankman-Fried made in companies including Anthropic and Cursor.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 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
Being an astute politician, Galileo then presented the telescope to the Doge as a gift.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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