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Guerra will play Rosa, also a rookie LAPD officer and native Angeleno who brings uncommon maturity and street smarts to the job.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Blakeman lauds law enforcement for massive bust Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman praised the officers' training and street smarts for the bust.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Consider that a human chess grandmaster might lack street smarts, and that a literary theorist might struggle with algebra.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
Every person and system is fallible, but there’s no substitute for instinct and street smarts — can a robot achieve that kind of intelligence?
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Blakeman lauds law enforcement for massive bust Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman praised the officers' training and street smarts for the bust.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Consider that a human chess grandmaster might lack street smarts, and that a literary theorist might struggle with algebra.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
Every person and system is fallible, but there’s no substitute for instinct and street smarts — can a robot achieve that kind of intelligence?
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for street smarts
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“Street smarts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street%20smarts. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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