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Shorn of the suspended Ramsey and Davies, Wales were stifled by their canny opponents, who secured a 2-0 win with second-half goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

"His reaction, for someone who's normally pretty canny when it comes to the media, is extraordinarily counterproductive," said Bale.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

They also share a reputation for being canny directors of actors, understanding from their experience in the spotlight what to say to a performer and when to say it.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

The reason for that is resoundingly apparent in the documentary “Bernstein’s Wall,” opening at New York’s Film Forum this weekend, which focuses on both Bernstein’s political activism and politically canny sense of his public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

But he was strong, and canny with his pennies: somehow he saved up enough for a cow — Our Cow. not six years old, and strong enough to plow.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

"If Don had been better informed, he might have been cannier about the potential complications that come with coaching an adolescent girl. Clearly, he wasn't a predator," she added.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2022

Governments have become cannier at exploiting the connectivity of the digital era to advance their interests and weaken their enemies.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2021

But to do this, philanthropists need to be cannier about their analysis and tactics.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2020

He needs to be a much cannier person and not show his lining too much.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2020

Ca' cannier and be a wee thing quieter in your langwidge.

From The Half-Hearted by Buchan, John

Wolfson is widely considered to be one of the canniest operators in UK retail and NEXT's significant on-line business has helped the company weather the assault of e-commerce on traditional retail.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2021

One of the canniest aspects of The Glass Hotel is Mandel’s depiction of how people rationalize the ways they have harmed others.

From Slate ● Mar. 24, 2020

Khrushchev soon emerges as one of the canniest of these survivors, though Beria moves faster and initially with far more lethal force.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2018

But Sarah isn't about to relinquish her grip on either her sanity or her fortune, and Mirren, among the canniest of screen actors, supplies a rational impulse for her every Miss Havisham-like eccentricity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2018

How should a wife not love her man, the wisest, canniest prince in Christendom, too!

From Two Penniless Princesses by Yonge, Charlotte Mary