smart
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When smart reforms prove that they deliver stronger campaigns and majority winners, they can become the new normal.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Whatever you could say about Bill Barr and what he was willing to do, he was extraordinarily smart, and he played chess, not checkers.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
He was smart enough to give you a compliment, which can often help solidify a friendship.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Becerra is smart enough, one would think, not to run as Mr. Sky Is Falling and tell voters, “Boy, oh, boy things are really gonna suck going forward.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
When they delivered smart, entertaining speeches, it proved the supernatural influence of spirits.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing smart
The Sound and the Fury
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Novel Study: The Outsiders, Chapters 1–5
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