clever move
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Vanderbilt’s head coach Clark Lea is actually a case for institutional patience—Lea was 2-10 in 2021 and 2023 before making the clever move to raid New Mexico state’s coaching staff and land QB Pavia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
In a country mired in economic crisis, where annual inflation is now over 140% and two in five Argentinians now live in poverty, a drastic new approach to fixing the problems was a clever move.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2023
Bf1 Nf7!, a clever move that attacks the queen but also exposes the overworked White bishop on f2, which is guarding both the rook on e1 and the knight on d4.
From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2023
Nicoli later beat the Reign’s center back with a clever move but shot the one-on-one chance just wide of the net.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022
Did he think that was a clever move?
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
