wise

The law-enforcement policies that Mellon pursued were less wise than his economic ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Given the compressed running time, the film has more memories of Mitt appearing practical and wise than of being a bastard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

A word to the wise: Be careful about comparing household finances with government finances.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

But they'd be wise not to forget she is, after all, a talented and experienced actress.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

“I thought those hieroglyphics were some kind of secret wise sayings,” I said as I gazed at the faded symbols on the obelisk.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

This season, he’s healthy, wiser and ready to improvise even more to take advantage of his running and passing skills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

He suggested that shoppers have gotten wiser, but not necessarily worse off.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

He's a little bit older, a little bit wiser.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

There are wiser ways to spend money—for instance, a used Toyota.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Could I recall the moments I have careless cast away, I could but hope to spend them in a wiser way, and warm myself in light that rivals light of day.’

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Private companies rely on semiannual reports, after all, he noted, although the idea of taking private companies as models for publicly traded corporations might not strike experienced investors as the wisest thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

If those aren’t the wisest words for Latinos to embrace for the coming year, I’m not sure what is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025

"Parents were worried about their children going into school," Smit told NOS Radio, "so it was wisest to have a day of calm and then go back on Monday."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025

But once talks broke down over an extension in Carolina, the Hurricanes decided that the wisest long-term move was to ship him somewhere else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2025

It seemed wisest for Otto and me to leave during the night, but with clouds shielding the sliver of moon, the dark was near absolute.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

Mitla’s owners eventually wised up and invited him to learn how to properly prepare them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

Media, especially after Theranos, wised up a bit.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2022

Olivia Munn also used to apply toothpaste to her pimples but has since wised up to this acne treatment hack.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2022

They wised up at some point, whereas I still hadn’t learned.

From The Verge ● Dec. 13, 2021

Though he looks soft, he’s already wised up that life can be hard.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

But now, experts say, Milei is wising up to the game, giving up some campaign promises while maneuvering to secure enough other priorities to claim victory.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

While U.S. players have led the development of retail media networks, European retailers are wising up to the opportunity.

From Reuters ● Jun. 12, 2023

“I hope he’s wising up to the stupidity of what he’s doing.”

From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2022

Increasingly, people are wising up to both the company’s serious threat as a monopoly and its willingness to seek domination at the expense of the health of its blue-collar workers.

From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2018

I'm wising you up so you won't hand her any more misery by trying to take her part.

From Cow-Country by B. M. Bower