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shrewd ADJ

shrewd

be shrewd VB

shrewd fellow

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A shrewd player can win the game without ever declaring war.
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However, he was soon blackballed from court because of his working-class background and shrewd business practices.
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He's a very active, cheerful and very greedy shrewd boy.
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An energetic, shrewd and efficient representative, he helped negotiate government loans and by 1885 claimed that he had raised 30 million.
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That, and also showing a strong ability in politics, shrewd judgement, a strong caring heart, and a talent for adjusting on the fly to situations.
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A shrewd businessman, he was domineering and became her manager for months before he proposed.
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Very shrewd about protecting her family reputation and fortune.
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The women usually manage the house and are very shrewd, independent, strong-willed and intelligent.
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He appears to be disorganized and distracted, but he has a brilliant, shrewd and cunning mind.
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But the shrewd yogi bans the king's soul into a parrot, slips into the king's body and rules in his place.
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