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sagacity

[suh-gas-i-tee] / səˈgæs ɪ ti /


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The Fed undermines this premise four times a year by giving the public ample grounds to question officials’ sagacity.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

These personal notes, with whiffs of sentiment and dollops of sagacity, constitute the bulk of Diop’s novel, giving it a confessional bent that leans on Senegalese cultural practices and history from the 18th century.

From Seattle Times Sep. 26, 2023

When it comes to the fortunes of a corporation after the loss of a leader, much depends on how much control the leader actually exercises and his or her reputation for sagacity and managerial skill.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2023

Second, Hughes takes hope in the foresight of democracy’s architects, “who had the incredible sagacity to create institutions that would ensure that their hard-fought victories over the myopic violence of bullies-in-power would endure.”

From Salon Dec. 28, 2019

Every day he declined in sagacity and vigor.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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