guile
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Whereas some players compensate for age with craft and guile, he has simply tapped back into the power and athleticism that made him great in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“She was a black hole, whose charm and guile belied her hatred of the world,” Inspector Yavuz concludes of Chana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Yet Brown got to Number 10 with a mixture of patience, caution, guile and ruthlessness, whereas Andy Burnham speedy rise was largely due to one major electoral gamble.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
This extended reality might work even better for individual sports, where each athlete’s strength and guile would be tested in ways never seen: Imagine Muhammad Ali vs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
I search Horatio’s face, but as always there is no guile in him.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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The Crucible
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Grade 11, List 2
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