as in intelligence
exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters
a woman with the thick-skinned shrewdness to survive in a tough business
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Their purchases at one point had federal officials suspecting foreign agents might be angling for access to intelligence about the nearby Travis Air Force Base, a key facility for military flights to the Far East.Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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According to the official, the Chinese hackers also breached systems used by U.S. intelligence to conduct wiretaps, and both government agencies and the affected private companies have been trying to ascertain what information, if any, the malign actors were able to collect.Robert Legare, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
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And then there is the post-Jaws monster movie, where the macho act of pulling out the big guns doesn’t work — as evidenced by Alien, Independence Day, Cloverfield — and the monster has to be tackled by wits alone.David Colman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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The special also is being billed as non-partisan, but Williams’ The Last Word became known for his wit and sharp analysis, spotlighting major journalists as guests at the end of a day’s news cycle.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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The guys up at Auburn rave about his intelligence, his football acumen and his work ethic.Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com, al, 20 Jan. 2023
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But Lord knows, there’s a mountain of acumen and perspicacity or, in plain terms, good horse sense stored in those minds and souls.Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
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Gemini can get all the ancient wisdom while hopping from one taverna to the next, meeting new people, and living their best Greek holiday life.Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Markets force participants to have skin in the game, Coplan’s logic goes; the market’s behavior, in turn, contains more wisdom than, say, pundits spouting opinions.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Shrewdness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrewdness. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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