canny

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The handling of this plot device, with the canny veteran Reid wandering in and out of the drama like an informational time bomb, is a little clumsy.

From Los Angeles Times

The “Predator” franchise is only slightly younger than “Star Wars” but equally as canny when it comes to marketing to children.

From Salon

Chenoweth, who is as gleaming as a holiday ornament on Liberace’s Christmas tree, arrives at a canny balance of quixotic generosity and parvenu carelessness in her portrayal of a woman she refuses to lampoon.

From Los Angeles Times

Political power still resides, for the moment, with current Taoiseach Micheál Martin, a canny operator whose principles and policies are notoriously difficult to pin down.

From Salon

But it proved a canny political move - he climbed up the ladder rapidly and held multiple ministerial posts.

From BBC