ingenious
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Instead, “From the Shadows” is 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 • Mar. 14, 2026
Byrne, the ingenious Talking Heads co-founder, conceived the show and wrote the music and lyrics.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 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
His coda here is ingenious: Having just played Bacharach’s end title theme from the 1966 British film, he caps it off with the main title theme composed by Sonny Rollins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
“Quite ingenious how it works, given all the time differences,” he said.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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