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Still, they’re clearly meant to evoke his scrappy, street-smart beginnings.
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Molly McPherson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Kiwis were street-smart and nullified home advantage with top-order batsmen who set totals up and a dream seam team with a bang-on frontline spinner.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Though Eddie Murphy still hustles and puts people on, it’s become impossible to think of his street-smart Detroit cop, Axel Foley, as an outsider in America’s richest, flossiest community.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
England lost the first two domestic Ashes Tests through bravado and failing to adjust their mantra against a more street-smart side.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The Solution Combine street-smart and finance smart.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Almost 40 years after the release of the original film, the actor is reprising his role as the street-smart detective in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
Furthermore, the crushes in my life were street-smart, grittier boys who probably never had a car, lived in a house, or had monosyllabic names.
—Elana Rabinowitz, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
The classic buddy-cop action comedy spurred two sequels, all starring Murphy as the titular street-smart cop who came to California from Detroit to investigate crime and corruption.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
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Molly McPherson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Kiwis were street-smart and nullified home advantage with top-order batsmen who set totals up and a dream seam team with a bang-on frontline spinner.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Though Eddie Murphy still hustles and puts people on, it’s become impossible to think of his street-smart Detroit cop, Axel Foley, as an outsider in America’s richest, flossiest community.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
England lost the first two domestic Ashes Tests through bravado and failing to adjust their mantra against a more street-smart side.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The Solution Combine street-smart and finance smart.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Almost 40 years after the release of the original film, the actor is reprising his role as the street-smart detective in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
Furthermore, the crushes in my life were street-smart, grittier boys who probably never had a car, lived in a house, or had monosyllabic names.
—Elana Rabinowitz, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
The classic buddy-cop action comedy spurred two sequels, all starring Murphy as the titular street-smart cop who came to California from Detroit to investigate crime and corruption.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
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“Street-smart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street-smart. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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