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a novelist of surprising sagacity considering his youthfulness
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For decades, Americans believed that the various democratic safeguards rooted in the court system, the media, and civic norms allowed the country to navigate federal-state tensions with sagacity.
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Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Over the centuries and across cultures, it’s symbolized everything from sagacity to black magic.
—New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Where’s the heroic sagacity of For Queen and Country, Malcolm X, Remember the Titans, The Manchurian Candidate, Fences, Roman J. Israel, Esq., or even Macbeth?
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Sep. 2023
Such sagacity is normally wasted on the Masked Observer, but as he and his retinue were shoved into the Civic Center lobby by a brusque and mighty wind, eyes parched from the blow, squatting like frontiersmen suddenly looked like an appealing option to facing the elements.
—al, 17 Feb. 2023
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Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Over the centuries and across cultures, it’s symbolized everything from sagacity to black magic.
—New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Where’s the heroic sagacity of For Queen and Country, Malcolm X, Remember the Titans, The Manchurian Candidate, Fences, Roman J. Israel, Esq., or even Macbeth?
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Sep. 2023
Such sagacity is normally wasted on the Masked Observer, but as he and his retinue were shoved into the Civic Center lobby by a brusque and mighty wind, eyes parched from the blow, squatting like frontiersmen suddenly looked like an appealing option to facing the elements.
—al, 17 Feb. 2023
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“Sagacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sagacity. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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