clearheaded

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Deciding to rent first allows you to settle in slowly, let the early enthusiasm pass and put yourself in a position to make clearheaded decisions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

She says she hasn’t had a fall since, and feels more clearheaded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

But in 2015, Judge Nora S. Anderson of Surrogate’s Court rejected his claim and cited witnesses who said Mr. Brown had “remained clearheaded and firm-minded even through advanced age.”

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2022

“He sounded clearheaded, with clear speech,” Shaw said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2022

There were days when she woke up from her naps feeling clearheaded, like today.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie