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ingenious

[in-jeen-yuhs] / ɪnˈdʒin yəs /


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From that foundation, using a "six-second rule" to regain lost possession, Guardiola has produced brushstrokes of tactical brilliance that his peers accept were ingenious and revolutionary.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

And it turns out there’s an ingenious, inexpensive little invention that combines the pacifier with the medicine syringe.

From Slate • May 17, 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

But the more sophisticated the government effort becomes, the more ingenious are efforts to stay online.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The most ingenious craftsmen of them all, he decided, were the three dwarfs known as the sons of Ivaldi.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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