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Significados de shrewdness em inglês

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Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

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Uso de shrewdness em inglês
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Kamehameha was undoubtedly a prince possessing shrewdness and great strength of character.
The curse of lono
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The following is an instance of the shrewdness practiced in effecting escapes.
The Twin Hells / A Thrilling Narrative of Life in the Kansas and...
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You'd better learn that the greatest shrewdness consists in telling the truth.
The Mystery of Orcival
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Warzer Jaff led me through danger and complexity with shrewdness and charm.
The forever war
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The speech of honest Andrew smacks of the shrewdness of Edie Ochiltree.
Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey
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The emperor was gaining strength and his old shrewdness by the moment.
Man of Many Minds
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Governor Roberts exhibited much sagacity and diplomatic shrewdness in accomplishing his object.
Journal of an African Cruiser / Comprising Sketches of the Canar...
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This was regarded in business circles as a piece of great shrewdness.
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich
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The younger answered for him, smiling at the shrewdness of his guess.
The Lady Doc
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Aided by a natural shrewdness and sense, he got along pretty well.
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
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With immense shrewdness the profiteers of slavery saw and developed their opportunity.
Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
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The nimbleness and shrewdness of some public men he failed to appreciate.
Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1
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His face had not even the shrewdness of the successful business man.
The Great Secret
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He did it in a letter marked by candor, good-humor, and shrewdness.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896
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The policeman was not displeased at this popular tribute to his shrewdness.
The Mark of Cain
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But Hamburger has superbly crafted a film of considerable subtlety and shrewdness.
Reuters
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Shrewdness ao longo do tempo
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