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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.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
Stomp Shubert Theatre, 247 College St., New Haven The percussive performance troupe which can create a street-smart, fleet-footed symphony out of mops, matchbooks and trash cans, returns to the Shubert on May 31 and June 1.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2024
As the assertive Sun in your communication zone aligns with street-smart Pluto in your social sector, there should be someone in your network who has had a similar experience.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2024
The street-smart Armstrong gave up early on trying to fight back against bigoted record companies, theater managers, and movie producers.
—Larry Tye, Fortune, 4 May 2024
Bill Jorgensen, a serious-minded broadcast journalist who for 12 years anchored the pioneering, street-smart 10 p.m. newscast on New York’s Channel 5, died on March 13 at his home in Franklin, N.C.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
To safeguard him from a terror group led by the heinous Jacob Pearce, Taleb teams with street-smart MI6 operative Zara Taylor.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
As the days progress, the audience witnesses his quiet interactions with Takashi (Tokio Emoto), a lazy 20-something co-worker, and Takashi’s street-smart girlfriend Aya (Aoi Yamada).
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
To have a lasting impact, Gates needs to move beyond book-smart elites in privileged circles and champion street-smart unicorn-entrepreneurs everywhere.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
Stomp Shubert Theatre, 247 College St., New Haven The percussive performance troupe which can create a street-smart, fleet-footed symphony out of mops, matchbooks and trash cans, returns to the Shubert on May 31 and June 1.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2024
As the assertive Sun in your communication zone aligns with street-smart Pluto in your social sector, there should be someone in your network who has had a similar experience.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2024
The street-smart Armstrong gave up early on trying to fight back against bigoted record companies, theater managers, and movie producers.
—Larry Tye, Fortune, 4 May 2024
Bill Jorgensen, a serious-minded broadcast journalist who for 12 years anchored the pioneering, street-smart 10 p.m. newscast on New York’s Channel 5, died on March 13 at his home in Franklin, N.C.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
To safeguard him from a terror group led by the heinous Jacob Pearce, Taleb teams with street-smart MI6 operative Zara Taylor.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
As the days progress, the audience witnesses his quiet interactions with Takashi (Tokio Emoto), a lazy 20-something co-worker, and Takashi’s street-smart girlfriend Aya (Aoi Yamada).
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
To have a lasting impact, Gates needs to move beyond book-smart elites in privileged circles and champion street-smart unicorn-entrepreneurs everywhere.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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“Street-smart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street-smart. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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