cleverness
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Mr. Cregger is a successor to Mr. Carpenter also, but with more comedic finesse and more cleverness, plus a facility for sinuous plotting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rangers in that first half lacked movement and cleverness and X-factor.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Stoppard’s cleverness, while the source of his fame and prestige, was intimidating to some and off-putting to others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
The fights and chases are semi-effective, but there’s such a startling lack of cleverness that it’s as if the filmmakers took “Idiocracy” as a guide rather than a warning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
S. shook his head, beaming away at me, and said cleverness was my permanent affliction, my wooden leg, and that it was in the worst possible taste to draw the group’s attention to it.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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