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Another camera, an eye tuned to the subtle strangeness of an otherwise ordinary day—someone or something, somewhere, must have caught a glimmer of the truth.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026 -
Vice President Vance, who is considered an isolationist, expressed private skepticism ahead of the attacks, and his relative silence during the first weeks of the war was perceived as a subtle way of distancing himself from the conflict.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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In state media comedy shows, jokes about Putin are told from time to time, but they are used to bolster his image as a powerful, cunning leader, and hold up Russia as a great country.—
Neringa Klumbytė,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026
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These ambitious, cunning, and often amoral Cold War operatives were usually marginal or even inconsequential figures at home.—
Alfred McCoy,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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The outlandish schemes of these wily characters have never failed to attract public attention.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Rather, the hackers Smart and colleagues traced to an IP address in this city have been using the wily method his team uncovered to pilfer millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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Just in time for summer, the artful, modern beachfront estate is listed for $45 million with Kyle Rosko, Keren Ringler, and John Gomes of Douglas Elliman.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2026
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Conceived by experiential architect and co-owner Maria Rondeau, the 100-seat restaurant pairs tiraditos, chifa dishes and anticuchos and artful interiors.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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No, Ted Lasso isn’t the skipper, but the arrival of Paul DePodesta, the addition of some crafty veterans on the mound and the development of young talent on the field will be enough to avoid the century mark for losses.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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But considering these crafty medieval Norwegians were hunting minke whales, no wonder.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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As Halloween approaches, investors seem fearful that good credit performance may be more trick than treat.—
Telis Demos,
WSJ,
21 Oct. 2022
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If the high cost of it all is more trick than treat for you, here are several ways to turn your already smart home into a spook-tacularly genius haunted house.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA TODAY,
28 Oct. 2021
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The stage seems set for a solemn farewell—the first in a series of sly indirections.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Boston and director Weronika Tofilska (who helmed the premiere episode, among others) draw out the gruesome undertones of familiar nuptial tropes with a sly and twisted sense of humor.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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These include managing the training schedules for an entire astronaut class (the 2017 class), helping to create tools for the tricky repair of a dark matter detector on the ISS, and helping to advise space policymakers in Canada.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Relationships can be tricky; many people feel unmoved to marry or even afraid of it.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Subtile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtile. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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