- present participle of can.
cunning
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"It was very cunning of her to hold her press conference" the day before, said a second European diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The headline on the front page of the Daily Star reads: "Andy: I have a cunning plan..."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The story of the “Wooden Horse,” as most translations call it, gets only brief references in Homer’s epic, cited in passing as an example of Odysseus’s cunning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
In the aughts, Chase also appeared in more than 20 episodes of the Fox sitcom “Oliver Beene” and more than 30 episodes of HBO’s Emmy-nominated Mormon family drama “Big Love” as cunning teenager Rhonda Volmer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
All the cunning had vanished from his bulbous eyes.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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