canny

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But analysts have also pointed to the unique political landscape of Nepal and canny decisions by the youth movement.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"Larijani is a true insider, a canny operator, familiar with how the system operates," Ali Vaez, the International Crisis Group's project director for Iran, said before the Middle East war began.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Rodríguez is considered a canny politician who some contend is much less ideological than her leftist history implies.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

However, he's been around the block and is a canny operator.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

He waited, canny enough not to commit himself until his wife had agreed to follow suit.

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