resourceful
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What surprised me most was how resourceful and resilient people have been in meeting economic challenges, even while cutting back on spending for extras.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The findings add to a growing body of research portraying Neanderthals as resourceful humans who understood and exploited the natural materials around them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Well,” the resourceful manager said, “I guess we’ll just have to climb over the wall.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Saroj said Gareth was resourceful and the "kind of clever that could fix a car after watching a 10-minute YouTube tutorial"
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Ben once said something about how resourceful she is, and that we should all strive to do our work like her.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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