ingenious

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Our critic called the show “an ingenious microcosm, focused on the ‘candlelight’ nocturnes of 1765 to 1773, when Wright was present at the creation of our age of science and spectacle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Despite garnering an Oscar nomination for Streep and an ingenious bit at that year’s ceremony, “The Devil Wears Prada” didn’t have the immediate cultural cache of something like its equally memeable predecessor, “Mean Girls.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Succulents in particular thrive in this unforgiving landscape using ingenious strategies to survive, from water storage to light reflection.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

But, Melendez-Badillo says, he's also a colonial subject -- a reality explored on "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos," which features an ingenious melange of traditional sounds including salsa, bomba and plena, with infusions of reggaeton.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

He was admired by his colleagues for what Kamen described as his “knack for ingenious experimentation,” though perhaps less so for his unabashed ambition in exploiting it.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik