as in insight
the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships
a woman of such down-to-earth sagaciousness that she ought to be writing an advice column for the newspaper
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Taken together, these insights helped scientists arrive at the current prevailing theory that a Mars-size object smashed into Earth, ejecting a blob of molten material from our planet that became the moon.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
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Published in Geophysical Research Letters, the study offers new insights into Uranus’s upper atmosphere, confirm its long-term cooling trend and provide key constraints for ice giant ionospheric and magnetospheric modeling.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps in recognition of those sensitivities, both Meta and YouTube assigned Thursday’s delicate cross-examination to female attorneys, who took a decidedly softer tack with Kaley than Stanner had with her therapist.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Both provide similar amounts of protein, but labneh may be easier to digest for people with lactose sensitivities.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2026
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Anka, a thoughtful conversationalist who shares stories with the sagacity of someone who has lived a fascinating life, is talking about his present.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
1 Dec. 2025
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With wry sagacity and genial erudition, Mark Usher reminds us that those…classics teach us humility in the face of Nature.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2025
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“Sagaciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sagaciousness. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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