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adjective

astute

having an ability to accurately assess situations and turn them to advantage

In a sentence

Six example sentences with astute, each labelled with its topic.

  • The astute point guard noticed the defender favoring his left knee and drove that direction all fourth quarter.

    Basketball

  • An astute trader spotted the shipping backlog months before the earnings call and quietly built a position in tankers.

    Finance

  • Her astute reading of the supplier's cash troubles let her renegotiate the deal at terms nobody else obtained.

    Business

  • An astute campaign manager noticed the suburbs shifting months before the polls did and moved every ad dollar there.

    Politics

  • The astute founder saw that customers used the export button more than the product itself and rebuilt the company around it.

    Startups

  • Astute merchants in the port bought grain before the harvest reports arrived and sold when prices doubled.

    Economics

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