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wise

[wahyz] / waɪz /


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Dark-mode Rhaenyra would have been wise to heed this warning when it was delivered the second time.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 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

“Congratulations to you, too, Piper. It sounds like you’ve finally accepted your fate. It’s always wise to quit while you’re behind.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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

Araki’s sensibility is, if anything, wiser now, though he’d probably flinch at the word.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

So what would a wiser return look like?

From BBC May 13, 2026

But as I thought these things, the wiser part of me was whispering in my other ear.

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

Andy Samberg’s Jake Peralta heads a misfit but inevitably successful team of New York detectives, headed by the driest, wisest chief in TV history — Captain Holt, played by the late, great Andre Braugher.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 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

Among the wisest of Coop’s early introspections considers the way that the race to acquire status symbols makes you lose sight of the things that once mattered.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2025

She was called the wisest mouse in both Westchester and Dutchess counties.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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

From Washington Post Feb. 28, 2023

That's something people have really wised up to.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2022

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

From The Verge Dec. 13, 2021

College coaching staffs have wised up to benign fraud and view unverified workout stats with skepticism.

From Slate Aug. 31, 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

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

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




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