wise
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Ironically, Toru preaches the importance of good communication skills in the office, a lesson the film’s guarded family would be wise to heed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Is it wise to invest it with a single firm?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
It still isn’t foolproof, and it is wise to use an actual flesh-and-blood human to fact-check anything you must get right.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
United eventually left it to Fernandes to decide and, after some wise words from his wife asking him whether he had achieved all he wanted at Old Trafford, he decided to stay.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
After all, once they have been loved, fed, clothed, and educated, most children are well able to fashion their own entertainments, and the wise Mater and Pater will let them.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing wise
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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