clever
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Times Book Prize winner Danielle Trussoni — this cozy read blends a clever plot with the author’s evocative descriptions of Parisian food, wine and community reminiscent of Julia Child’s “My Life in France.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The UCR team has also explored another clever way to improve termite control: using scent to draw termites toward treated wood.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
The result is a diversion, as clever and mean as Phoebe’s TV show.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
You have to be clever, not sly, in how you deal with it.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
She was clever with her words, and we tossed the rhymes back and forth.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Vocabulary lists containing clever
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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