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As someone wise once said, if something can’t go on forever, it won’t.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Writing about 19th-century Vienna, Schnitzler had a lot of wise observations about the creative life in places such as New York today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

In a statement, Lekjaa described Infantino's decision to withdraw it as "wise", adding it put the unity of Fifa's 211 member associations first.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Lekjaa last Saturday had praised his "wise" move to scrap the plan in the interests of "unity and cohesion".

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

“I gotta say, I don’t know if this is a wise use of your money.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

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

I parked them there years ago and planned to never touch them, but now I’m wondering if this is a risk that older, wiser investors would warn against.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

Instead, it would be far wiser for policymakers to focus on directly strengthening the social safety net, so every patient has equitable access to treatments without financial hardship.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

But by then I had grown a little wiser, wise enough to trust Olka’s invisible hand, and Adek’s, too.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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 Wembanyama is around, the wisest course of action is simply a U-turn—or as Kornet calls it for Victor, a “V-turn.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

Whether it is Slot or those on the pitch, then, it is largely Liverpool's wisest heads who are making the difference in the key moments.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

I think this is, by far, the wisest course in the short term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025

The smallest and the wisest of the sons of Ivaldi simply shrugged.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Smart toys aren’t great for emotional development, but it’d be nice if the playthings of “Toy Story 5” finally wised up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Eventually, I wised up and just started ordering my own.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023

Media, especially after Theranos, wised up a bit.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2022

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

From The Verge ● Dec. 13, 2021

The truth is I’ve wised up already—to him.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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

At the same time that more of Congress is getting on board, movers and shakers in the business community are also wising up to the benefits of paid family leave.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2021

In short, teams appear to be wising up.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 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