wily
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The Rangers head coach has been put out of the League Cup, Scottish Cup and now condemned to third place in the Scottish Premiership by his wily old Celtic counterpart Martin O'Neill.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Here Hyungjin Son, the bumpkin-ish Bardolph in “Falstaff,” portrayed the Count, while Colclough was the wily Figaro.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Starmer opted for a political appointee instead, hoping that Mandelson, a wily political operator who also ran a lobbying firm, would be better suited to manage the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
It wasn’t just that Anthropic won a game of chess against that wily Hegseth.
From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026
In war or at a party everyone is wily, intriguing; goals are set and altered; alliances rearranged.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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