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

“But he was also not so clearheaded in his vision of the world as many of his modern defenders would like to make him out to be.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“I’ve never felt stronger or more clearheaded about my priorities and mission.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

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

Yesterday—sensible, clearheaded, right-thinking—I decided I must accept that my part in this story was over.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins