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

Grant, on the other hand “talks like an earnest business-man—prompt clearheaded & decisive—& utters no bosh.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 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

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

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